1984 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
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11 seats in the Legislative Council 6 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 3,790[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 3,334 (88.0%)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 May 1984.[5] The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP), which won eight of the eleven seats in the Legislative Council, including Kew North Caicos, where Rosita Butterfield became the islands' first female Legislative Council member.[5] Following the elections, PNP leader Norman Saunders remained Chief Minister.
Electoral system
[edit]The eleven members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies.[5]
Campaign
[edit]A total of 22 candidates contested the elections, with both the PNP and People's Democratic Movement (PDM) running in all eleven constituencies.[5]
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Progressive National Party | 1,965 | 61.20 | 8 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Movement | 1,246 | 38.80 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,211 | 100.00 | 11 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 3,211 | 99.32 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22 | 0.68 | |||
| Total votes | 3,233 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,792 | 85.26 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012". Yumpu. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c d General Election Results - May 1984 Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
