2013 Nevis Island Assembly election

Island Assembly elections were held in Nevis on 22 January 2013 to elect five members of the Nevis Island Assembly.[1]

2013 Nevis Island Assembly election
22 January 2013
5 of the 8 seats in the Nevis Island Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Vance Amory Joseph Parry
Party CCM NRP
Last election 49.77%, 2 seats 50.23%, 3 seats
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,092 3,512
Percentage 53.81% 46.19%
Swing Increase4.04pp Decrease4.04pp
Premier before election

Joseph Parry
NRP

 Premier after election

Vance Amory
CCM

The result was a win for the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM), led by Vance Amory, which won three of the five seats. The opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) won two seats.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Concerned Citizens' Movement4,09253.813
Nevis Reformation Party3,51246.192
Appointed members3
Total7,604100.008
Source: NIA[1][2]

By parish
St Paul's
Party Candidate Votes %
NRP Robelto Hector 730 53.3%
CCM Spencer Brand 639 46.7%
Total votes 1,369
St John's
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Mark Brantley 1,584 54.1%
NRP Hensley Daniel 1,344 45.9%
Total votes 2,928
St George's
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Vance Amory 713 78.5%
NRP Patricia Hanley 195 21.5%
Total votes 908
St James'
Party Candidate Votes %
CCM Alexis Jeffers 980 56.3%
NRP Patrice Nisbett 760 43.7%
Total votes 1,740
St Thomas'
Party Candidate Votes %
NRP Joseph Parry 483 73.3%
CCM Keith Scarborough 176 26.7%
Total votes 659

References
  1. "CCM victorious at Nevis polls; to run Island's Government for next five years". 2013-01-24.
  2. "Updates on Nevis Election...Victory for CCM". 2013-01-22.


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