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Nevis Island Assembly#Election results

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{{Infobox legislature

| name = Nevis Island Assembly

| native_name =

| transcription_name =

| legislature =

| coa_pic = Nevis Island Administration seal.png

| coa_alt =

| house_type = Unicameral

| body =

| houses =

| leader1_type = President of the Assembly

| leader1 = Michelle Jan Slack

| party1 =

| election1 = 2023

| leader2_type = Premier of Nevis

| leader2 = Mark Brantley

| party2 = CCM

| election2 = 2017

| foundation = 1983

| members = 8

| house1 =

| house2 =

| structure1 = Nevis Island Assembly 2022.svg

| structure1_res = 250px

| political_groups1 =

Government

Opposition

Appointed

  • {{Color box|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|border=darkgray}} Appointed (3)

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| committees1 =

| committees2 =

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| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post

| voting_system2 =

| last_election1 = 12 December 2022

| last_election2 =

| session_room = The Museum of Nevis History - Alexander Hamilton birthplace.jpg

| session_res =

| session_alt =

| meeting_place = Museum of Nevis History
Charlestown, Nevis

| website = https://nia.gov.kn/tag/nevis-island-assembly/

| footnotes =

}}

{{Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

The Nevis Island Assembly is the local legislative body for the island of Nevis within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. Together with the King, it forms the Legislature of Nevis.https://www.gov.kn/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/constitution-of-st-kitts-and-nevis.pdf

The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms.

The Nevis Island Assembly meets in Charlestown on the second floor of Museum of Nevis History building.

Mark Brantley has been Premier of Nevis since the 2017 election after leading the Concerned Citizens' Movement to victory.{{cite news|last1=Parker|first1=Benjamin|title=Brantley elected Premier as CCM win Nevis election|url=http://wicnews.com/caribbean/brantley-elected-premier-ccm-win-nevis-election-49329232/|work=WIC News}}

== Presidents of the Assembly==

class="wikitable"
Name

! Took office

! Left office

! Notes

Spencer Byron

|1983

|1996

|{{cite web |title=Caribbean Monthly Bulletin 1983 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XXIjAQAAIAAJ |publisher=Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico. |language=en |date=1983}}

Marjorie Morton

|1996

|2011

|{{cite web |title=Profile of Mrs. Marjorie Morton; soon to be sworn in as new Acting Deputy Governor General for Nevis |url=https://nia.gov.kn/profile-of-mrs-marjorie-morton-soon-to-be-sworn-in-as-new-acting-deputy-governor-general-for-nevis/ |website=NIA - Nevis Island Administration |language=en-CA |date=30 August 2017}}

Christine Springette

|2011

|2013

|{{cite web |title=Nevis Island Assembly has new President; Parliamentarians also sworn in |url=https://nia.gov.kn/nevis-island-assembly-has-new-president-parliamentarians-also-sworn-in/ |website=NIA - Nevis Island Administration |language=en-CA |date=13 September 2011}}

Farrel Smithen

|2013

|2023

|{{cite web |title=Nevis Island Assembly Names Farrel Smithen New President |url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2013/03/27/nevis-names-farrel-smithen-new-president-of-island-assembly/ |website=Caribbean Journal |language=en |date=27 March 2013}}

Michelle Jan Slack

|2023

|Incumbent

|

Election results

{{election table|title=Summary of the 12 December 2022 Nevis Island Assembly election results{{Cite web|date=2022-12-13|url=https://nia.gov.kn/brantley-led-ccm-wins-nevis-island-assembly-elections/|title=Brantley-led CCM wins Nevis Island Assembly Elections}}}}

|-

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Parties

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats

|-

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Concerned Citizens' Movement

| style="vertical-align:top;" |3,930

| style="vertical-align:top;" |52.4%

| style="vertical-align:top;" |3

|-

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Nevis Reformation Party

| style="vertical-align:top;" |3,543

| style="vertical-align:top;" |47.2%

| style="vertical-align:top;" |2

|-

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Moral Restoration Movement

| style="vertical-align:top;" |28

| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.4%

| style="vertical-align:top;" |0

|-

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3" |Appointed members

| style="vertical-align:top;" |3

|-

|style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"|Total

|width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|7,501

|width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|

|width="50" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|8

|}

In the election the CCM lost a seat (St James') to the NRP.

=Results by parish constituency=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = St Paul's

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Spencer Brand

| party = Concerned Citizens' Movement

| votes = 631

| percentage = 51.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jaedee Caines

| party = Nevis Reformation Party

| votes = 604

| percentage = 48.9%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1235

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = St John's

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Brantley

| party = Concerned Citizens' Movement

| votes = 1,313

| percentage = 52.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patricia Bartlette

| party = Nevis Reformation Party

| votes = 1,166

| percentage = 46.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Samuel Caines

| party = Moral Restoration Movement

| votes = 17

| percentage = 0.7%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 2,496

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = St George's

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eric Evelyn

| party = Concerned Citizens' Movement

| votes = 736

| percentage = 70.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rohan Isles

| party = Nevis Reformation Party

| votes = 311

| percentage = 29.7%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,047

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = St James'

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Janice Daniel-Hodge

| party = Nevis Reformation Party

| votes = 750

| percentage = 49.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Alexis Jeffers

| party = Concerned Citizens' Movement

| votes = 742

| percentage = 49.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patricia Mills-Jeffers

| party = Moral Restoration Movement

| votes = 11

| percentage = 0.7%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,503

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = St Thomas'

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cleone Stapleton Simmonds

| party = Nevis Reformation Party

| votes = 712

| percentage = 58.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Latoya Jones

| party = Concerned Citizens' Movement

| votes = 508

| percentage = 41.6%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,220

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://nia.gov.kn/tag/nevis-island-assembly/ Nevis Island Assembly]

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