2013 Nevis Island Assembly election

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2013 Nevis Island Assembly election

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5 of the 8 seats in the Nevis Island Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Vance Amory Joseph Parry
Party CCM NRP
Last election 49.77%, 2 seats 50.23%, 3 seats
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,092 3,512
Percentage 53.81% 46.19%
Swing Increase4.04pp Decrease4.04pp

Premier before election

Joseph Parry
NRP

Premier after election

Vance Amory
CCM

Island Assembly elections were held in Nevis on 22 January 2013 to elect five members of the Nevis Island Assembly.[1]

The result was a win for the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM), led by Vance Amory, which won three of the five seats. The opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) won two seats.[1]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Concerned Citizens' Movement4,09253.813
Nevis Reformation Party3,51246.192
Appointed members3
Total7,604100.008
Source: NIA[1][2]

By parish[edit]

St Paul's
Party Candidate Votes %
NRP Robelto Hector 730 53.3%
CCM Spencer Brand 639 46.7%
Total votes 1,369
St John's
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Mark Brantley 1,584 54.1%
NRP Hensley Daniel 1,344 45.9%
Total votes 2,928
St George's
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Vance Amory 713 78.5%
NRP Patricia Hanley 195 21.5%
Total votes 908
St James'
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Alexis Jeffers 980 56.3%
NRP Patrice Nisbett 760 43.7%
Total votes 1,740
St Thomas'
Party Candidate Votes %
NRP Joseph Parry 483 73.3%
CCM Keith Scarborough 176 26.7%
Total votes 659

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "CCM victorious at Nevis polls; to run Island's Government for next five years". 2013-01-24.
  2. ^ "Updates on Nevis Election...Victory for CCM". 2013-01-22.