Turks Caicos Islands general election Result 2016 Live Voting candidates opinion Dates party poll
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Turks Caicos Islands general election Result 2016 Dates Voting Live opinion candidates party poll

Turks and Caicos Islands general election Dates 2016

General elections will be held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016. Turks and Caicos Islands general election Dates 2016 is 15 December and Turks and Caicos Islands General Election Result 2016 Would be announced by 16 december. The  Turks and Caicos Islands Elections Results Live by candidates, by party counting is taking place. Turks and Caicos Islands General Election Result 2016 By constituency and parties have been published and shows PDM winning with 399. Population (2016):  51,430 (2016)  Area:

948 sq km)  Capital City: Cockburn Town on Grand Turk


Turks Caicos Islands general election Results Live 2016 by district Constituency Candidate

  1. The Opposition PDM led by Sharlene Cartwright Robinson Wins
  2. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson would be the first female leader in TCI history.
  3. Opposition People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) won 7 of the 10 constituencies.
  4. PDM also won 4 out of 5 at large candidates.
  5. Cartwright Robinson won 3024 votes whereas PNP leader Premier could get only 2234 votes.
Party District At-large  
  Seats Votes % Seats seats
PDM 6 13822 47.28 4 10
PNP 3 10342 35.38 1 4
PDA 0 1117 3.82 0 0
Indep. 0 3952 13.52 0 0
Recount required 1 1
Total 10 29233 100 5 15
  1.  PDM won and would be forming the government.

Read More: Detailed Turks Caicos Islands Results by Constituency 

Read More: Complete Winner list Turks Caicos Islands Results by district

Read More: All Islands at large Winner List Turks Caicos Islands Results

01 GRAND TURK NORTH
(PDA) Kwame Odinga Smith 21
(PDM) Derek Rolle 273
(PNP) George Lightbourne 305
02 GRAND TURK SOUTH AND SALTCAY
(PDA) Noel Terrence Skippings 66
(PDM) Edwin Astwood 399
(PNP) Arthur Lightbourne 276
(IND) Valerie Jennings 12
03 SOUTH CAICOS
(PDA) Christopher Emanuel Hall 6
(PDM) Keno Shamado Forbes 69)
(PNP) Ruth Blackman 146
(IND) Mc Allister Eusene Hanchell 97

04 MIDDLE AND NORTH CAICOS

(PDM) Ralph Higgs 262
(PNP) Mark Fulford 201
05 LEEWARD, PROVIDENCIALES
(PDA) Calsada Carolie Johnson 17
(PDM) Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor 286
(PNP) Akierra Mary Deanne Missick 374
06 THE BIGHT, PROVIDENCIALES
(PDA) Dozzlie McLom Delancy votes
(PDM) George C.D. Pratt votes
(PNP) Porsha Stubbs-Smith votes

07 CHESHIRE HALL AND RICHMOND HILL, PROVIDENCIALES

(PDA) Charles Delancy 43
(PDM) Douglas Parnell 451
(PNP) Amanda Misick 347
08 BLUE HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES
(PDA) Ciclyn Been 37
(PDM) Mixmillian Goldray Ewing 366
(PNP) Claudine Ewing-Pratt 267
09 FIVE CAYS, PROVIDENCIALES
(PDA) Bobbie D. Chambers 15
(PDM) Sean Rickard Astwood 465
(PNP) Rachel Marshall Taylor 264
10 WHEELAND, PROVIDENCIALES
(PDM) Vaden Delroy Williams 305
(PNP) Dameko Canez Dean 173
(IND) Hudson James Parker 23

Read More: Turks and Caicos Detailed election Results here


Turks and Caicos Islands elections Details

  1. Head of State – Inherited monarchy with a Governor appointed by the British Monarch
  2. Head of Government – Chief Minister appointed by Governor
  3. Structure of Parliament   – Unicameral Legislative Council with 19 seats
  4. Electoral Law   – Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands
  5. Constituencies  – 13 single-member constituencies
  6. Voting System  – In the Legislative Council, 13 members are elected by simple majority in single-member constituencies and 3 members are appointed by the governor, the government, and the opposition. The remaining 3 seats are reserved for the Speaker of the House, the Chief Secretary, and the Attorney General. All members serve 4-year terms.

Turks and Caicos Islands elections Political Parties

  1. People's Democratic Movement (PDM)    Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON
  2. Progressive National Party (PNP)    Rufus Washington EWING
  3. Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA)    Oswald SKIPPINGS

Government Structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
  • Head of Government: Premier Rufus EWING
  • Assembly: Turks and Caicos Islands has a unicameral House of Assembly with 19 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor Peter BECKINGHAM

Electoral system: turks-and-caicos-elections

  • The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
  • The Premier is appointed by the governor to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the House of Assembly, 10 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 5 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***

Turks and Caicos Islands Election Results 2012

Party Leader District At-large Total +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats seats
People's Democratic Movement Oswald Skippings 3,164 50.13 4 15,431 50.71 3 7 5
Progressive National Party Rufus Ewing 2,833 44.87 6 14,764 48.52 2 8 –5
People's Progressive Party Harold Charles 310 4.91 0 0 New
Independents 4 0.06 0 233 0.77 0 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 82  
Total 6,393 100 10 30,428 100 5 15 0
Source: TCI News, TCI News

Read More: See Detailed Turks and Caicos Elections Results 2012 By constituency

 

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