1999 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

1999 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election

March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04)
13 seats in the Legislative Council 7 seats needed for a majority
Registered	5,424
Turnout	4,602 (84.8%)
First party Second party   Leader Derek Taylor Washington Misick Party People's Democratic Movement Progressive National Party Leader's seat Grand Turk South Back Salina Grand Turk Over Back Seats won 9 4 Seat change 1 No change Popular vote 2,389 1,849 Percentage 51.9% 40.2%
Chief Minister before election Derek Taylor People's Democratic Movement Chief Minister after Election Derek Taylor People's Democratic Movement

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 March 1999. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won nine of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor remained Chief Minister.

Electoral system

The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies.

Campaign

A total of 38 candidates contested the elections; the Progressive National Party (PNP) and PDM both ran full slates of 13 candidates, with an additional twelve candidates running as independents.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Democratic Movement	2,362	52.22	9	+1
	Progressive National Party	1,849	40.88	4	0
	Independents	312	6.90	0	–1
Total		4,523	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		4,523	98.09
Invalid/blank votes		88	1.91
Total votes		4,611	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,424	85.01
Source: Caribbean Elections