British Virgin Islands general election, 2003

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General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 16 June 2003. They were won by the National Democratic Party, which took 54.4% of the vote and 8 of the 15 seats on the Legislative Council.

[edit] Results

ed Summary of the 16 June 2003 Br. Virgin Islands Legislative Council election results
Parties Votes % Seats
National Democratic Party   52.4 8
Virgin Islands Party   42.2 5
Speaker and Attorney General 2
Total (turnout 72 %)   15
Source: Electionguide.org

[edit] Individual territorial seats

First Electoral District

Candidate Carrot Bay Zion Hill Total Percentage
Andrew FAHIE (VIP) 237 321 558 70.9%
Archibald CHRISTIAN (NDP) 51 172 223 28.3%
REJECTED 1 5 6 0.8%
Total number of registered voters: 1,154
Total number of votes cast: 787
Percentage of voters who voted: 68.2%


Second Electoral District

Candidate Meyers Jost Van Dyke Brewers Bay Cane Garden Bay Total Percentage
Alvin CHRISTOPHER (NDP) 146 85 91 185 507 68.3%
Kelvin THOMAS (VIP) 114 13 18 85 230 31.0%
REJECTED 2 0 0 3 5 0.7%
Total number of registered voters: 1,105
Total number of votes cast: 742
Percentage of voters who voted: 67.0%


Third Electoral District

Candidates Sea Cows Bay Total Percentage
Julian FRASER (VIP) 473 473 58.8%
Michael THOMAS (NDP) 325 325 40.4%
REJECTED 7 7 0.9%
Total number of registered voters: 1,058
Total number of votes cast: 805
Percentage of voters who voted: 76.1%


Fourth Electoral District

Candidates Road Town Salt Island Total Pecentage
Mark VANTERPOOL (VIP) 509 2 511 59.0%
Audley MADURO (NDP) 336 1 337 39%
REJECTED 12 0 12 2%
Total number of registered voters: 1,172
Total number of votes cast: 860
Percentage of voters who voted: 73.4%


Fifth Electoral District

Candidates Long Trench Huntum's Ghut Total Percentage
Delores CHRISTOPHER (NDP) 112 250 362 45.3%
Ethlyn SMITH (VIP) 75 284 359 45.0%
Alred Frett (IND) 14 43 57 7.1%
REJECTED 5 15 20 2.5%
Total number of registered voters: 1,222
Total number of votes cast: 798
Percentage of voters who voted: 65.3%


Sixth Electoral District

Candidates Belle Vue Baughers Bay Total Percentage
Omar HODGE (VIP) 73 416 489 55%
Walwyn BREWLEY (NDP) 70 286 356 40%
Leopold RICHARDSON (IND) 4 26 30 3%
REJECTED 2 12 14 2%
Total number of registered voters: 1,289
Total number of votes cast: 889
Percentage of voters who voted: 69%


Seventh Electoral District

Candidates Long Look Total Percentage
Kedrick PICKERING (NDP) 452 452 62.8%
Clinton George (VIP) 263 263 36.5%
REJECTED 5 5 0.7%
Total number of registered voters: 941
Total number of votes cast: 720
Percentage of voters who voted: 76.5%


Eighth Electoral District

Candidates Hope Estate East End Total Percentage
Lloyd BLACK (NDP) 13 445 458 58.2%
Ray George (VIP) 24 296 320 40.7%
REJECTED 0 9 9 1.1%
Total number of registered voters: 1,010
Total number of votes cast: 787
Percentage of voters who voted: 77.9%


Ninth Electoral District

Candidates The Valley North Sound Anegada Total Percentage
Ralph T. O'NEAL (VIP) 390 173 33 596 60.8%
Hubert O'NEAL 260 60 50 370 37.8%
REJECTED 9 5 0 14 1.4%
Total number of registered voters: 1,233
Total number of votes cast: 980
Percentage of voters who voted: 79.5%

[edit] At-large seats

Territorial At-Large Electoral District

Position Name Affiliation Total Percentage
1 SMITH, D. Orlando NDP 4300 14.72%
2 SKELTON, Ronnie W. NDP 4165 14.26%
3 PARSONS, Eilieene Lucia NDP 3515 12.03%
4 WATTLEY, Paul P. NDP 3315 11.35%
5 GEORGE, Reeial VIP 3274 11.21%
6 PENN-O'NEAL, Irene VIP 3157 10.81%
7 HARRIGAN, Elvis VIP 3128 10.71%
8 PICKERING, Roy VIP 2766 9.47%
9 MADURO, Conrad IND 590 2.02%
10 CLINE, John I. IND 450 1.54%
11 KETTLE, Henry Einstein IND 220 0.75%
12 DE CASTRO, Richard Courtney IND 172 0.59%
13 BARONVILLE, Eilieene E. IND 142 0.49%
Total ballots cast: 7,351
Total rejected ballots: 15
Total votes rejected: 14
Total valid votes: 29,194
Total votes counted: 29,208
Total registered voters: 10,180
Percentage turnout: 72.21%