2009 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 8 September 2009, two years earlier than constitutionally necessary. The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) gained a parliamentary majority with six of the nine seats, while the outgoing Chief Minister, Lowell Lewis (formerly of the Montserrat Democratic Party but campaigning as an independent), and two other independents won the other seats. Reuben Meade of the MCAP was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 September 2009.[1]

Campaign

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A total of 24 candidates contested the elections; the MCAP was the only party to run a full slate of nine candidates, whilst the Montserrat Labour Party nominated three candidates, the Montserrat Reformation Party two and the Funny Ways Party one. The remaining nine candidates were independents.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for Change and Prosperity10,13952.646+2
Montserrat Labour Party2,01110.440New
Montserrat Reformation Party9544.950New
Funny Ways Party1400.730New
Independents6,01731.243+2
Total19,261100.0090
Valid votes2,31598.64
Invalid/blank votes321.36
Total votes2,347100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,51666.75
Source: Government of Montserrat, IDEA

By candidate

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CandidatePartyVotes%Notes
Joseph FarrellMovement for Change and Prosperity1,47263.59Elected
Charles KirnonMovement for Change and Prosperity1,36358.88Elected
David OsborneMovement for Change and Prosperity1,14849.59Elected
Colin RileyMovement for Change and Prosperity1,14049.24Elected
Reuben MeadeMovement for Change and Prosperity1,13949.20Elected
Donaldson RomeoIndependent1,05945.75Elected
Jermaine WadeMovement for Change and Prosperity1,04345.05Elected
Lowell LewisIndependent1,00043.20Elected
Victor JamesIndependent99943.15Elected
Leroy GreavesMovement for Change and Prosperity99042.76
Roselyn Cassell-SealyMovement for Change and Prosperity98742.63
Herman FrancisMovement for Change and Prosperity85737.02
David TuittIndependent80834.90
Idabelle Griffith-MeadeMontserrat Labour Party79134.17
Alric J. TaylorMontserrat Reformation Party70630.50
Margaret Dyer-HoweMontserrat Labour Party65028.08
Warren CassellIndependent63127.26
Chedmond BrowneMontserrat Labour Party57024.62
John PonteenIndependent55924.15
Alaric LynchIndependent44619.27
Christopher LeeIndependent31013.39
Adelina TuittMontserrat Reformation Party24810.71
Bennette RoachIndependent2058.86
Sylvia White-GabrielFunny Ways Party1406.05
Total19,261100.00

References

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