2003 British Virgin Islands general election

2003 British Virgin Islands general election

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13 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72%
First party Second party   Leader Orlando Smith Ralph T. O'Neal Party NDP VIP Leader since 1999 1995 Leader's seat At-large 9th District Last election 38.14%, 5 seats 36.74%, 7 seats Seats won 8 5 Seat change 3 2 Percentage 52.39% 42.22%
Chief Minister before election Ralph T. O'Neal VIP Elected Chief Minister Orlando Smith NDP

General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 16 June 2003. It was won by the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP), which took 54.4% of the vote and 8 of the 13 available seats on the Legislative Council. After the election the NDP formed a Government for the first time in its history. Both major parties - the NDP and the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) actually increased their share of the overall vote at the expense of minority parties and independents. No independents or any minority parties won any seats. The NDP won all four of the territorial-at-large seats.