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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 43.8%, 4 seats 10.9%, 2 seats
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Increase3 Steady
Popular vote 10,722 1,777
Percentage 49.58% 8.22%
Swing Increase5.8pp Decrease2.7pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kennedy Simmonds Joseph Parry
Party PAM NRP
Last election 33.6%, 4 seats 8.6%, 1 seat
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease3 Steady
Popular vote 7,350 1,521
Percentage 34.82% 7.03%
Swing Increase1.2pp Decrease1.5pp

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 68.4%.[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