2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election
| country = Turks and Caicos Islands
| flag_year = 2016-official
| type = parliamentary
| vote_type = Popular
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election
| previous_year = 2012
| party_colour = no
| party_name = no
| election_date = {{start date|2016|12|15}}
| next_election = 2021 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election
| next_year = 2021
| seats_for_election = 15 seats in the House of Assembly
| majority_seats = 8
| opinion_polls =
| colour1 = 164C89
| leader1 = Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
| party1 = People's Democratic Movement
| leaders_seat1 = At-Large/All-Island
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 3
| percentage1 = 47.9%
| colour2 = FBED06
| leader2 = Rufus Ewing
| party2 = Progressive National Party
| leaders_seat2 = At-Large/All-Island
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3
| percentage2 = 36.6%
| colour3 = 35C857
| leader3 = Oswald Skippings
| party3 = Progressive Democratic Alliance
| leaders_seat3 = At-Large/All-Island
| seat_change3 = No change
| percentage3 = 3.8%
| title = Premier
| before_election = Rufus Ewing
| before_party = Progressive National Party
| posttitle = Premier after Election
| after_election = Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
| after_party = People's Democratic Movement
| image1 = Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson.jpg
| image2 = Rufus Ewing 2013 (cropped).jpg
| image3 =
| map_image = Turks and Caicos general election results, 2016.svg
}}
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016.[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/New-date-announced-for-Turks-and-Caicos-general-election New date announced for Turks and Caicos general election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002614/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/New-date-announced-for-Turks-and-Caicos-general-election |date=2016-11-04 }} Jamaica Observer, 31 October 2016 The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), with Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands' first female Premier.[http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Turks-and-Caicos-elects-first-female-premier-32884.html Turks and Caicos elects first female premier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155525/http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Turks-and-Caicos-elects-first-female-premier-32884.html |date=2016-12-20 }} Caribbean News Now, 16 December 2016 Following the election outgoing Prime Minister Rufus Ewing resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics.[http://suntci.com/defeated-dr-rufus-ewing-resigns-as-pnp-leader-quits-politics-p2552-108.htm Defeated Dr. Rufus Ewing resigns as PNP leader; quits politics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221013655/http://suntci.com/defeated-dr-rufus-ewing-resigns-as-pnp-leader-quits-politics-p2552-108.htm |date=2016-12-21 }} Sun TCI, 17 December 2016
Electoral system
At the time of the election, the House of Assembly had 15 elected members and four appointed members. The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161221014349/http://www.tcinewsnow.com/local.php?news_id=5455&start=&category_id=2 Basic election ballot rules released]}} TCI News Now, 3 September 2012 The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the Governor.[https://www.gov.tc/government/house-of-assembly House of Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220173223/https://www.gov.tc/government/house-of-assembly |date=2016-12-20 }} Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands
Campaign
A total of 31 candidates contested the 10 single-member constituencies; the PDM and PNP both ran full slates of 10 candidates, whilst the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) had eight. The remaining three candidates were independents. There were also 21 candidates in the at-large constituency, five each from the PDM and PNP, four from the PDA and seven independents.[http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_2016.asp General Election Results - 15 December 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222111814/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_2016.asp |date=22 December 2016 }} Caribbean Elections
Results
{{Election results
|firstround=District|secondround=At-large
|image=File:Îles Turques-et-Caïques Assemblée 2016.svg
|party1=People's Democratic Movement|votes1=3169|seats1=6|votes1_2=13822|seats1_2=4|totseats1=10|sc1=+3
|party2=Progressive National Party|votes2=2645|seats2=4|votes2_2=10342|seats2_2=1|totseats2=5|sc2=–3
|party3=Progressive Democratic Alliance|votes3=243|seats3=0|votes3_2=1117|seats3_2=0|totseats3=0|sc3=New|color3=#009B4D
|party4=Independents|votes4=132|seats4=0|votes4_2=3952|seats4_2=0|totseats4=0|sc4=0
|row5=Nominated members|totseats5=4|sc5=0
|row6=Ex officio members|totseats6=2|sc6=0
|invalid=49
|total_sc=0
|electorate=7732
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220123053004/https://www.rtc107fm.com/tci-elections/results-2016.html RTC]
}}
=By constituency=
| class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Constituency !Candidate !colspan=2|Party !Votes |
| rowspan=3|1
|rowspan=3|Grand Turk North |George Lightbourne |style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|305 |
| Derek Rolle
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|273 |
| Kwame Odinga Smith
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|21 |
| colspan=6| |
|---|
| rowspan=4|2
|rowspan=4|Grand Turk South and Saltcay |Edwin Astwood |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|399 |
| Arthur Lightbourne
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|276 |
| Noel Terrence Skippings
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|66 |
| Valerie Jennings
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|12 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=4|3
|rowspan=4|South Caicos |style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|146 |
| McAllister Eusene Hanchell
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|97 |
| Keno Shamado Forbes
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|70 |
| Christopher Emanuel Hall
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|6 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=2|4
|rowspan=2|Middle and North Caicos |Ralph Higgs |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|262 |
| Mark Fulford
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|201 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|5
|rowspan=3|Leeward (Providenciales) |style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|376 |
| Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|289 |
| Calsada Carolie Johnson
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|17 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|6
|rowspan=3|The Bight (Providenciales) |style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|285 |
| George C.D. Pratt
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|284 |
| Dozzlie McLom Delancy
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|38 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|7
|rowspan=3|Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) |Douglas Parnell |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|451 |
| Amanda Misick
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|347 |
| Charles Delancy
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|43 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|8
|rowspan=3|Blue Hills (Providenciales) |Mixmillian Goldray Ewing |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|366 |
| Claudine Ewing-Pratt
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|267 |
| Ciclyn Been
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|37 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|9
|rowspan=3|Five Cays (Providenciales) |Sean Rickard Astwood |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|470 |
| Rachel Marshall Taylor
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|269 |
| Bobbie Chambers
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|15 |
| colspan=6| |
| rowspan=3|10
|rowspan=3|Wheeland (Providenciales) |Vaden Delroy Williams |style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|305 |
| Dameko Canez Dean
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|173 |
| Hudson James Parker
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|23 |
| colspan=6| |
| colspan=2 rowspan=22|All Island District 5 elected at-large |
| Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|3,024 |
| Josephine Connolly
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|3,019 |
| Derek Hugh Taylor
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,740 |
| Karen Evadne Malcolm
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,725 |
| Washington Misick
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,335 |
| Robert A. Been
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,314 |
| Rufus Ewing
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,234 |
| John Malcolm
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|2,011 |
| Ricardo Don-Hue Gardner
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|1,901 |
| Sheba Latrice Wilson
|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive National Party (Turks and Caicos Islands)}}"| |align=right|1,861 |
| Michael Misick
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|1,629 |
| Jasmin Walkin
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|834 |
| Sabrina Elizebeth Green
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|675 |
| Oswald Skippings
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|549 |
| Clarence Wesley Selver
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|301 |
| Samuel Iotis Harvey
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|255 |
| Courtney Missick
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|240 |
| Damian Wilson
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|206 |
| Shirley Louise Clarke-Calcano
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|178 |
| Herbert Andrew Swann Jr.
|style="background-color:#009B4D"| |Progressive Democratic Alliance |align=right|135 |
| Oscar O’Brien Forbes
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |Independent |align=right|67 |
| align=left colspan=6|Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20220123053004/https://www.rtc107fm.com/tci-elections/results-2016.html RTC] |
References
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