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1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

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11 of 15 seats in the National Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.38%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Denzil Douglas Vance Amory
Party SKNLP CCM
Last election 43.78%, 4 seats 10.92%, 2 seats
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Increase3 Steady
Popular vote 10,722 1,777
Percentage 49.58% 8.22%
Swing Increase 5.80pp Decrease 2.70pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kennedy Simmonds Joseph Parry
Party PAM NRP
Last election 33.59%, 4 seats 8.55%, 1 seat
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease3 Steady
Popular vote 7,350 1,521
Percentage 34.82% 7.03%
Swing Increase 1.23pp Decrease 1.52pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Kennedy Simmonds
PAM

Elected Prime Minister

Denzil Douglas
SKNLP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 3 July 1995.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, which won seven of the eleven directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 68%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party10,72249.587+3
People's Action Movement7,53034.821–3
Concerned Citizens' Movement1,7778.2220
Nevis Reformation Party1,5217.0310
United People's Party710.3300
Independents30.0100
Appointed members40
Total21,624100.00150
Valid votes21,62499.69
Invalid/blank votes680.31
Total votes21,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,72468.38
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p577