General elections were held in
Montserrat
Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, wit ...
on 11 September 2014.
[Montserrat]
IFES The result was a victory for the newly established
People's Democratic Movement
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It was founded by Paias Wingti in 1985, after his faction left the Pangu Party. Wingti served as prime minister from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994. He was later repl ...
, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the
Legislative Assembly.
Electoral system
At the time of the election, the Legislative Assembly had eleven members, of which nine were elected. The other two seats were taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary.
[ The territory was a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for nine candidates on their ballot paper.
]
Campaign
A new party, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), was established by leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo
Donaldson Romeo (born 1962) is a Montserratian politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly and served as the island's Premier from September 2014 until November 2019.
Having formerly worked as an artist and a journalist, h ...
on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the elections. A total 31 candidates contested the elections; the ruling Movement for Change and Prosperity
The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) is a political party in Montserrat.
History
The party was established in 2005 as a successor to the National Progressive Party. In the 2006 elections it received 36.1% of the vote, winning four seats. ...
and the PDM both put forward a full slate of nine candidates, the Alliance of Independent Candidates had three independent candidates, with ten other independents also running.Montserrat votes: Polling Day Thursday 11 September 2014
Government of Montserrat, 10 September 2014
Results
By candidate
References
{{Montserratian elections
Montserrat
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Montserrat
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Elections in Montserrat
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Montserrat
Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, wit ...