General election to the Montserrat Legislative Assembly
General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 November 1996.[1] The result was a hung parliament, with no party holding more than two seats. Although the People's Progressive Alliance received the largest number of votes, Bertrand Osborne of the Movement for National Reconstruction became Chief Minister after forming a coalition government with the National Progressive Party (which had been the ruling party between 1991 and 1996) and an independent MP.
Campaign
A total of 26 candidates contested the elections.[1] All three parties nominated seven candidates, with five independents also running.[1]
Results
By constituency
References
- ^ a b c General Election Results - 11 November 1996 Caribbean Elections
- ^ Cynthia Barrow-Giles & Tennyson S D Joseph (2006) General elections & voting in the English-Speaking Caribbean 1992-2005, Ian Randall Publishers, p73
- ^ a b c d e f g "Montserrat General Elections Nov 11th 1996". Montserrat Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "MONTSERRAT-POLITICS: Elections Amid Volcanic Rumbling". Inter Press Service. 20 September 1996. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
