Montserratian general election, 2009

Montserrat

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General elections were held in Montserrat on 8 September 2009, two years earlier than constitutionally necessary. The Movement for Change and Prosperity gained a parliamentary majority with six of nine seats, while the outgoing Chief Minister Lowell Lewis (formerly Montserrat Democratic Party, running as an independent) and two other independents won the other seats. Reuben Meade (MCAP) was subsequently sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 September 2009.^[1]

Results

e • d Summary of the 8 September 2009 Legislative Council of Montserrat election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Movement for Change and Prosperity	10,139	52.64%	6
Independents	6,017	31.24%	3
Montserrat Labour Party	2,011	10.44%	0
Montserrat Reformation Party	954	4.95%	0
Funny Ways Party	140	0.73%	0
Total (turnout: %)	19,261	100.00%	9
Source: gov.ms

References

1. ^ http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/09/09/NEWS0000008768.html