1999 Grenadian general election

none April 2023 Grenada parliamentary 1995 Grenadian general election 1995 18 January 1999 2003 Grenadian general election 2003 All 15 seats in the House of Representatives 8 73,673 56.54% ( 5.20pp) Keith Mitchell 2007.jpg Keith Mitchell New National Party (Grenada) 32.37%, 8 seats 15 7 25,896 62.47% 30.10pp George brizan.png George Brizan National Democratic Congress (Grenada) 30.59%, 5 seats 0 5 10,396 25.08% 5.51pp Grenadian general election map, 1999.svg Winning party by constituency Prime Minister Keith Mitchell New National Party (Grenada) Keith Mitchell New National Party (Grenada) General elections were held in Grenada on 18 January 1999.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p. 307 978-0-19-928357-6 The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was re-elected after winning all 15 seats. Voter turnout was 56.5%.Nohlen, p. 311 Background The last election in 1995 saw the then-governing National Democratic Congress defeated by the New National Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2127_95.htm Grenada: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1995 2010-06-02 Inter-Parliamentary Union However, the New National Party lost their majority in late 1998, after the Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher and minister Grace Duncan quit the party accusing the government of corruption. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/04/world/world-briefing.html World Briefing 2010-06-02 4 December 1998 The New York Times Christopher S. Wren http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/258062.stm Grenada PM wins second term 2010-06-03 19 January 1999 BBC News As a result, Parliament was dissolved 18 months before the end of its term on 2 December 1998, and on 14 December the election date of 18 January was announced. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2127_99.htm Grenada: parliamentary elections House of Representative, 1999 2010-06-02 Inter-Parliamentary Union 48 candidates stood in the election, including 2 independents, for the 15 seats which were elected by first-past-the-post. Candidates included a full 15 candidates from the New National Party, 12 from the National Democratic Congress and 9 from the Grenada United Labour Party. Campaign The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell campaigned on pledges to preserve stability and bring about economic growth. Voters cast ballots in Grenada election Sun Journal 2 19 January 1999 Mitchell said that his government would create jobs by increased spending on infrastructure and by attracting foreign investment. Meanwhile, the opposition, comprising a loose alliance between the National Democratic Congress and the Grenada United Labour Party, attacked the government for corruption. They alleged that there had been issues with the awarding of contracts and that the Prime Minister had been involved with foreign investors with shady backgrounds. The opposition also said the government was not doing enough for health care, and they in particular attacked a decision to build a stadium instead of a hospital. However, the opposition suffered divisions, with disagreement between the two opposition parties over who should become Prime Minister if they won the election. Results The results saw the governing New National Party re-elected after winning all 15 seats contested. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/258043.stm Grenada's government win landslide victory 2010-06-03 19 January 1999 BBC News Among the victorious candidates for the governing party was the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who won his own seat of St George's Northwest with 89% of the vote. This was only the second time since independence a government had been re-elected in Grenada, and the first since 1976. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/1999/01/24/1999-01-24_grenada_pm_takes_oath.html Grenada PM takes oath 2010-06-03 24 January 1999 Daily News May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The government's record in attracting investment and increasing economic growth was seen as having gained support for the New National Party, while the opposition said that the six-week campaign had been too short for them to prepare for the election. Election monitors from the Organisation of American States observed the election and said that it had been "free and fair". File:Grenade Chambre des representants 2018.svg New National Party 25896 15 +7 National Democratic Congress 10396 0 –5 GULP–United Labour 4853 0 –2 Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement 260 0 0 Good Old Democratic Party 12 0 0 Independents 38 0 0 0 203 73673 Nohlen References External links Constituency results Psephos Category:Elections in Grenada Grenada General Grenada