Grenada’s Dr Keith C. Mitchell wins March 13, 2018 election; Takes all 15 seats
The 15 members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies. Election is held in the Independent English speaking Caribbean country every five years.
Background
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith C. Mitchell made the 2018 election announcement at a mass rally at the National Stadium Car Park in the capital city on Sunday January 28, 2018 about the election date. Nomination Day was Tuesday February 20, 2018.
The March 13, 2018 elections put Mitchell’s New National Party (NNP) in a face off against the main Opposition Party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), this time led by V. Nazim Burke. The last time Grenada went to the polls before yesterday in 2013, the NNP won a clean sweep of the 15 seats at stake.
The 2018 Grenada election another clean sweep for Mitchell
A total of 45 candidates were nominated to contest the 2018 General Election. Both the New National Party (NNP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presented full slates of candidates. The other candidates were from seven minority parties and there were two independent candidates. Two were nominated to represent the Grenada Empowerment Movement (GEM); three candidates represented The Progressive Party (TPP); five were nominated to represent The Grenada Reconnaissance Party (TGR); one candidate represented The Liberal Party (TLP) and one each represented the Grenada Progressive Movement (GPM), the Grenada United Patriotic Movement (GUMP), and The Liberal Party (TLP
The island entertained Election Observers from The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of American States (OAS).
Officials Results
The Keith C. Mitchell led NNP was re-elected for a second successive term with a landslide victory over the V. Nazim Burke led NDC. The NNP won all of the 15 seats. This was the third time the NNP won all 15 seats, doing the same in 1999.
Seven of the 15 members of the new House of Representatives will be women. First time MPs Kindra M. Stewart, Kate Skeeter-Lewis, and Pamela Moses, will be joining returning MPs Clarice Modeste-Curwen, Emmalin Pierre, Yolande Bain-Horsford, and Delma Thomas.
Other returning incumbents will be Prime Minister Mitchell, Gregory Bowen, Oliver Joseph, Tobias Clement, Nickolas Steele, Alvin DaBreo and Anthony Boatswain. Peter David, a former NDC Minister was elected in the Town of St George constituency on a NNP ticket.
Voter turnout was 73.65 percent, according to media reports.
What about the BVI?
Julian Willock a British Virgin Islands political scientist, who runs the firm Advance Marketing and Professional Services, said “it was clear the Opposition NDC was not able to make any inroads.”
According to Willock, “Dr Mitchell enjoyed good economic growth, he was not affected by any of the 2017 Hurricanes, and did not have much political scandals, or allegations of corruption.”
The combination of this helped him to secure all seats again, Mr Willock told our newsroom in an invited comment.
When asked about the British Virgin Islands (BVI) landscape, Mr Willock, who himself is expected to be a candidate, said “it’s too early to call here; however, I expect a general election this year.”
Mr Willock, a businessman and former Permanent Secretary with the Government of the BVI, said the incumbent government here has not “handled the post hurricanes recovery well, we have a slowdown in the economy following the devastations of two hurricanes and the deep division and fight over the leadership of the ruling government are some negatives; however, it’s still too early to say what will happen here.”
Mr Willock said in order for the Opposition to make inroads at the next election, "they must get out there early, and talk about solutions and making people life better as the BVI voting public is fed up with politics as usual,” the political consultant stated.
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16 Responses to “Grenada’s Dr Keith C. Mitchell wins March 13, 2018 election; Takes all 15 seats”
There was no opposition. Ive been to Grenada. This man got Grenada lock down, not by progress. By the ho** and the Cr**** They call it Political strategy. Poor people only need hope. Promise them and make it sound good.. Do the same thing every five yrs..
No wonder they have so much rude supporters I always see on Facebook.
Congrats to the Mitchell government, BVI take note NOD WON'T WIN A SEAT IN THE NEXT ELECTION.