1983 Nevis Island Assembly election

Nevis Island Assembly elections 22 August 1983https://www.dloc.com/UF00082876/00233/images/0 Notification of election 12 August 1983 Official Gazette of Saint Christopher and Nevis 1 January 2026 Digital Library of the Caribbean Nevis 1987 1987 Nevis Island Assembly election parliamentary All 5 elected seats in the Nevis Island Assembly Dr. the Hon Simeon Daniel, first Premier of Nevis.jpg Nevis Reformation Party Simeon Daniel 5 1,614 89.4% Premier Premier after election Simeon Daniel Nevis Reformation Party An election was held in Nevis on 22 August 1983 to elect members of the Nevis Island Assembly. This was the first election for the newly established assembly, and was held ahead of Saint Kitts and Nevis becoming independent from the United Kingdom in September 1983, with the Nevis Island Assembly taking office following independence.https://qabranded.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1983-08-24/page-12/ N.R.P to lead independent St. Kitts-Nevis 24 August 1983 10 October 2025 Kingston Gleaner newspaperarchive.com Results The election saw the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) win a landslide victory, securing all five seats. The NRP were unopposed in two seats, while in three they were opposed by the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who received minimal support and subsequently lost their deposits, and also were opposed in one of them (St John) by the Nevis Independent Party (NIP).https://www.facebook.com/supervisorofelections/posts/1431663080234491 Electoral Offices of St. Kitts-Nevis's post Electoral Offices of Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 October 2025 facebook.com Nevis Reformation Party 1614 5 People's Democratic Party 96 0 purple Nevis Independent Party 96 0 grey 9 2955 By parish Saint Paul Charlestown/District 1 Ivor Stevens Nevis Reformation Party 390 91.1 Theodore Hobson PDP 38 8.9 purple 1 429 Saint John Figtree/District 2 Levi Morton Nevis Reformation Party 527 79.7 Myrna Walwyn NIP 96 14.5 grey Zephaniah Liburd PDP 38 5.7 purple 8 669 Saint George Gingerland/District 3 Uhral Swanston Nevis Reformation Party 697 97.2 Frederick Smithen PDP 20 2.8 purple 0 717 Saint James Windward/District 4 Official Gazette — St Christopher and Nevis, Notice of Nominations https://www.dloc.com/UF00082876/00233/images/4 Digital Library of the Caribbean Official Gazette of Saint Christopher and Nevis 12 August 1983 21 February 2026 Arthur Evelyn Nevis Reformation Party Saint Thomas Lowland/District 5 Simeon Daniel Nevis Reformation Party Aftermath On 19 September, the day of independence for the federation, NRP leader Simeon Daniel was sworn in as Premier of Nevis.https://www.newspapers.com/image/155086004/ Islands become a nation 20 September 1983 The Morning News 10 October 2025 newspapers.com The assembly's first sitting was a throne speech from the Deputy Governor-General for Nevis in October 1983.https://www.newspapers.com/image/772591735/ Assembly of Nevis Island will convene Wednesday 6 October 1983 10 October 2025 The Commercial Appeal newspapers.com References Nevis Nevis Category:Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category:August 1983 in North America