House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands

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The Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands has 15 members, 13 members elected for a four year term, 9 of them in single-seat constituencies and 4 at large, one ex-officio member and one speaker chosen from outside the council.

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Summary of the 20 August 2007 Legislative assembly election results

Parties	Votes*	%age	Seats
Virgin Islands Party	18,052	45.2%	10
National Democratic Party	15,836	39.6%	2
Independents	6,063	15.2%	1
Speaker and Attorney General			2
Total (turnout 62.3%)	39,951	100%	15
* Each voter has 4 votes; 1 district vote and 4 territorial "at-large" votes
Source: BVI Platinum News