1987 Nevis Island Assembly election

none 14 December 1987 Nevis 1983 1983 Nevis Island Assembly election 1992 1992 Nevis Island Assembly election parliamentary All 5 elected seats in the Nevis Island Assembly Simeon Daniel Nevis Reformation Party Dr. the Hon Simeon Daniel, first Premier of Nevis.jpg Nevis Reformation Party Simeon Daniel 5 4 1 Vance Amory (cropped).jpeg Concerned Citizens' Movement Vance Amory Didn't exist 1 New Premier Premier after election Simeon Daniel Nevis Reformation Party Elections were held in Nevis on 14 December 1987 to elect members of the Nevis Island Assembly. The Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), led by Premier Simeon Daniel, remained in power after winning four of five available seats. Background In November 1987, Premier Simeon Daniel dissolved the Nevis Island Assembly and called an early election. Prior to the dissolution, Daniel's Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) held all five seats in the assembly since the 1983 election.https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-nov-19-1987-p-4/ Elections called in Nevis Kingston Gleaner Newspaper Archives 19 November 1987 31 January 2026https://qabranded.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1983-08-24/page-12/ N.R.P to lead independent St. Kitts-Nevis 24 August 1983 31 January 2026 Kingston Gleaner newspaperarchive.com The election date was confirmed as 14 December 1987.https://www.dloc.com/UF00082876/00419/images/0 Nevis Island Assembly elections, 1987 Withdrawal of candidature Official gazette 1 December 1987 10 October 2025 Digital Library of the Caribbean There were a total of 14 candidates who put themselves forward for the election, with both the NRP and Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) standing in all five seats, while the Nevis National Party (NNP) stood three candidates, and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) put forward one candidate.https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1987-12-15/page-2/ Local Govt. Poll in Nevis 15 December 1987 Kingston Gleaner 20 February 2026 Newspaper Archives Result The result was a landslide victory for the NRP, who held power after winning four of five seats.https://www.newspapers.com/image/773177084/ The Commercial Appeal 20 December 1987 10 October 2025 newspapers.com This was the first election the recently founded CCM contested, with the party under Vance Amory's leadership coming second with one of five seats and 38% of the vote.https://brill.com/view/journals/nwig/78/1-2/article-p43_2.xml Pepper and bones: the secessionist impulse in Nevis Midgett, Douglas New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 1 January 2004 10 October 2025 brill.com Aftermath On 15 December, the next day following the election, the Governor-General officially re-appointed Simeon Daniel as Premier of Nevis and the NRP to form the Nevis Island Administration. The Governor-General also declared the day a public holiday to celebrate the NRP's victory.https://www.dloc.com/UF00082876/00421/images Saint Christopher and Nevis statutory rules and orders 15 December 1987 10 October 2025 Official Gazette Digital Library of the Caribbean References Nevis Nevis Category:Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category:December 1987 in North America