2008 Grenadian general election

2008 Grenadian general election
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All 15 seats in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tillman Thomas Keith Mitchell
Party NDC NNP
Last election 45.40%, 7 seats 47.77%, 8 seats
Seats won 11 4
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 29,007 27,189
Percentage 51.17% 47.96%
Swing Increase 5.77pp Increase 0.19pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Keith Mitchell
NNP

Elected Prime Minister

Tillman Thomas
NDC

Politics of Grenada
Executive
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Elections
Administrative divisions (parishes)
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Oliver Joseph

General elections were held in Grenada on 8 July 2008. Out of a total of fifteen seats, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won eleven seats and the governing New National Party (NNP) won four, bringing the NDC to power for the first time since 1995.[1] The NNP was looking for a fourth consecutive term in power, which would have been a first in Grenadian history.[2]

  1. ^ "New Grenada prime minister vows to boost economy, lower cost of living". Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Grenada opposition wins general election". Jamaica Observer. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.