Elections in Grenada

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Elections in Grenada gives information on election results in Grenada.

Grenada elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 15 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 13 appointed members. Grenada has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Latest election

 Summary of the 19 February 2013 Grenadan House of Representatives election results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
New National Party32,03158.8215+11
National Democratic Congress22,16040.690–11
National United Front1860.340New
Movement of Independent Candidates220.040New
Good Old Democratic Party140.0300
Grenada Renaissance Party130.020New
Grenada United Patriotic Movement130.020New
People United Labour Party110.020New
Independents50.0100
Invalid/blank votes64–––
Total54,524100150
Registered voters/turnout62,24387.60––
Source: Grenada Broadcast

Past elections

 House of Representatives of Grenada election results 2008
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
New National Party 27,189 47.7 -0.3 4 -4
National Democratic Congress 29,007 51.0 +5.4 11 +4
Others 493 1.7 -5.1
Total (turnout 80.3%) 56,911     15  
Invalid votes 222
Total votes 56,911
Registered voters 70,869
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive, IPU Parline and AFP
 House of Representatives of Grenada election results 2003
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
New National Party 22,566 48.0 -14.2 8 -7
National Democratic Congress 21,445 45.6 +20.7 7 +7
Grenada United Labour Party 3.2 -
People's Labour Movement 2.2 -
Total (turnout 57.4%) 47,239     15  
Invalid votes 249
Total votes 47,488
Registered voters 82,270
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive, IPU Parline and AFP
 Summary of the 18 January 1999 Grenadan House of Representatives election results
Parties Votes % +/– Seats +/–
New National Party (NNP) 25,850 62.2 15 +7
National Democratic Congress (NDC) 10,337 24.9 0 -5
Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) 4,998 12.0 0 -2
Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM) 252 0.6 0 —
Good Old Democracy (GOD) 69 0.2 0 —
Others 42 0.1 0 —
Total (turnout 56.4%) 41,548 100.0   15  
Sources: Inter-parliamentary Union, Adam Carr's Election Archive
Party Votes % Seats +/-
New National Party14,15432.48+6
National Democratic Congress13,37230.65-2
Grenada United Labour Party11,60826.62-2
The National Party2,8266.50-2
Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement6941.600
United Republican Party670.20New
Good Old Democratic Party160.000
Independents9822.200
Invalid/blank votes371---
Total44,090100150
Source: Nohlen
 Grenada Legislative Election Results – 1990
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
New Democratic Congress(NDC) 13,637 34.6 7 New
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 11,105 28.1 4 +3
New National Party(NNP) 6,916 17.5 2 -12
The National Party(TNP) 6,854 17.4 2 New
MBPM 938 2.4 0 New
GOD 6 0.0 0 New
Independents 15 0.0 0
Total 39,939     15  
Source: Enciclopedia Electoral Latino americana y del Caribe
 Grenada Legislative Election Results – 1984
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
New National Party(NNP) 23,997 58.5 ?
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 14,798 36.1 ?
MBPM 2,024 4.9 ?
CDLP 107 0.3 0
GFLP 10 0.0 0
Independents 105 0.3 0
Total 41,506     15  
Source: Enciclopedia Electoral Latino americana y del Caribe 1989
 Grenada Legislature Election Results - 1976
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 21,132 51.8 9
PA 19,650 48.8 6
Total 40,782     15  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Associated State of Grenada Legislature Election Results - 1972
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 20,164 58.8 13
Grenada National Party(GNP) 14,125 41.2 2
Total 34,289     15  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Associated State of Grenada Legislature Election Results - 1967
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 15,827 54.6 7
Grenada National Party(GNP) 13,172 45.4 3
Total 28,999     10  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Colony of Grenada Legislative Council Election Results – 1962
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 9,705 46.0 4
Grenada National Party(GNP) 11,341 53.7 6
Independents 61 0.3 0
Total 21,107     10  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Colony of Grenada Legislative Council Election Results – 1961
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 11,606 53.5 8
Grenada National Party(GNP) 7,325 33.6 2
Other Parties 2,394 10.9 0
Independents 435 2 0
Total 21,760     10  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Colony of Grenada Legislative Council Election Results – 1957
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 10,952 44.3 -1.7 2 -4
Grenada National Party(GNP) 6,012 24.4 +24.4 2 +2
PDM 5,327 21.6 +21.6 2 +2
Other Parties 246 1.0 +1 0 -
Independents 2,145 8.7 -45.3 2 -
Total 24,682     8  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Colony of Grenada Legislative Council Election Results – 1954
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 10,347 46.0 -17.9 6 -
Independents 12,129 54.0 +17.9 2 -
Total 22,476     8  
Source: General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47
 Colony of Grenada Legislative Council Election Results – 10 October 1951
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Grenada United Labour Party(GULP/United Labour) 13,328 63.9 +63.9 6 +6
Independents 7,509 36.1 -63.9 2 -3
Total 20,837     8  
Source: 'General Elections in the Eastern Caribbean Patrick A.M.Emmanuel Table 13, p.47

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