2021 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 19 February 2021 to elect members of the House of Assembly.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive National Party, which won 14 of the 15 seats in the House.

2021 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
19 February 2021
15 of 21 seats in the House of Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Washington Misick Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
Party PNP PDM
Last election 5 seats 10 seats
Seats won 14 1
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 9
Premier before election

Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson
PDM

 Elected Premier

Washington Misick
PNP

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Electoral system

At the time of the election, the House of Assembly has 21 members : 15 elected members, four appointed members and two ex officio members.

The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level.[2]

The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the Governor.[3] In addition, the Attorney General and the Speaker are ex officio members.

Results
PartyDistrictAt-largeTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Progressive National Party3,57255.29917,11156.34514+9
People's Democratic Movement2,88844.71112,08239.7801–9
Progressive Democratic Alliance890.29000
Independents1,0903.59000
Nominated members40
Ex officio members20
Total6,460100.001030,372100.005210
Valid votes6,460100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes6,460100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,58175.28
Source: Elections Department, gov.tc

By constituency
Constituency Candidate Party Votes
1 Grand Turk North Otis Chuck Morris PNP 362
Temard Rudardo Butterfield PDM 239
2 Grand Turk South and Saltcay Edwin Astwood PDM 414
Leshun Sebastian Missick PNP 297
3 South Caicos John Jamael Malcolm PNP 190
Patrease Thomas PDM 109
4 Middle and North Caicos Arlington Alexander Musgrove PNP 293
Ralph Lewis Higgs PDM 220
5 Leeward (Providenciales) Akierra Missick PNP 460
Gertrude Forbes PDM 249
6 The Bight (Providenciales) Matthew Timothy Stubbs PNP 367
Audric Skippings PDM 299
7 Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) Samuel Ernest Been PNP 487
Douglas Parnell PDM 411
8 Blue Hills (Providenciales) Randy Dexter Howell PNP 333
Goldray Ewing PDM 318
9 Five Cays (Providenciales) Rachel Marshall Taylor PNP 510
Sean Rickard Astwood PDM 369
10 Wheeland (Providenciales) Kyle Knowles PNP 273
Vaden Delroy Williams PDM 270
All Island District
5 elected at-large
Washington Misick PNP 3,594
Erwin Jay Saunders PNP 3,478
Josephine Connolly PNP 3,464
Jamell Rayan Robionson PNP 3,418
Shaun David Malcolm PNP 3,151
Robert A. Been PDM 2,572
Karen Evadne Malcolm PDM 2,491
Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson PDM 2,470
Derek Hugh Taylor PDM 2,352
Maxovonno Thomas PDM 2,242
Jacqueline Almartha Lightbourne Independent 300
Courtney Mancur Missick Independent 280
George Lightbourne Independent 162
Lekensay K.D. Missick Independent 107
Winston McLaughlin PDA 89
Jermain Richardson Fulford Independent 85
Alicia Kaye Swann Independent 81
Lucky Shemock Forbes Independent 75
Source: Elections Department RTC

References
  1. "House Of Assembly". Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. Basic election ballot rules released Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine TCI News Now, 3 September 2012
  3. House of Assembly Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Turks & Caicos Islands


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