2019 British Virgin Islands general election

2019 British Virgin Islands general election

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All 13 elected seats in the House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.64%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Andrew Fahie Myron Walwyn
Party VIP NDP
Last election 2 seats 11 seats
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 8

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Julian Fraser Ronnie Skelton
Party PU PVIM
Last election
Seats won 1 1
Seat change New New


Premier before election

Orlando Smith
National Democratic Party

Premier after election

Andrew Fahie
Virgin Islands Party

General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 25 February 2019.[1] For the first time, four parties with at least one incumbent member were contesting an election.

The result was a decisive victory for the Virgin Islands Party, which won eight of the 13 elected seats. The ruling National Democratic Party won only three seats, with party leader Myron Walwyn losing his seat.[2] Seven of the thirteen seats were won by candidates contesting an election for the first time, all for the Virgin Islands Party, a territorial record.

The elections were the first in the British Virgin Islands to use electronically tabulated voting rather that manual counts.[3] Voter turnout was 64.64%.

Election monitors reported that they saw "no real evidence of corruption", but highlighted a large influx of voter registrations in Districts 5 and 8 which had been regarded in some quarters as potential attempt to manipulate results.[4]

  1. ^ "Election day February 25!". BVI News. 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Election results, VIP wins! Walwyn not elected". BVI News. 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ Claire Shefchik (5 October 2018). "E-voting to be used in next election". BVI Beacon.
  4. ^ "Voters relocated, flocked select districts to 'manipulate' results, Election Observers suspect". BVI News. 28 February 2019.