1983 British Virgin Islands general election

General election held in the British Virgin Islands April 2014 April 2014 1983 British Virgin Islands general election British Virgin Islands parliamentary 1979 British Virgin Islands general election 1979 yes 1983 11 11 1986 British Virgin Islands general election 1986 All seats in the British Virgin Islands Legislative Council 5 73.2% Lavity Stoutt Virgin Islands Party 1971 1st District 4 1,355 44.90% Willard Wheatley United Party 1975 7th District 4 1,322 43.80% Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt Virgin Islands Party Cyril Romney BVI United Party (Coalition) General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 11 November 1983. The result was a victory for the opposition United Party in coalition with independent candidate Cyril Romney over the governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) led by former Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt. Each major party won four seats, and Cyril Romney was the sole remaining elected independent. Accordingly, Romney allegedly agree to join a coalition with whichever party would make him Chief Minister. The VIP declined to do so, but the UP eventually agreed thereby winning the election despite securing a smaller overall percentage of the vote. Janice George served as the supervisor of elections.http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf BVI election and information results 1950-2011 BVI Deputy Governor's Office 7 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf 7 April 2014 dmy-all Turnout averaged 73.1% across the six districts that voted; the 1st District had the highest turnout (83.5%) and the 3rd District had the lowest (67.8%).BVI election and information results 1950–2011 http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf 7 April 2014 BVI Deputy Governor's Office 88–90 dmy-all 1983 was the second election after the Legislative Council had been expanded from seven district seats to nine. Astonishingly, just like the previous election, fully one third of the seats up for election were not contested, with only a single candidate standing in the 7th, 8th and 9th Districts. For the 7th and 8th Districts, this was the second consecutive general election when those seats went uncontested. The election is also notable in that every single person who would ever serve as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (excluding Premiers) (Stoutt, Wheatley, Romney and O'Neal) was elected during the 1983 general election. Notable candidates who were elected for the first time included future Leader of the Opposition, E. Walwyn Brewley. Results Virgin Islands Party 1355 4 0 United Party 1322 4 +3 Independents 341 1 –3 0 92 4252 BVI Deputy Governor's Office By constituency Terrance B. Lettsome (7th District, Virgin Islands Party), Willard Wheatley (8th District, United Party), and Ralph T. O'Neal (9th District, Virgin Islands Party) were elected unopposed. 1st District Hamilton Lavity Stoutt Virgin Islands Party 421 Basil Blake United Party 336 19 929 2nd District Conrad Maduro United Party 148 Prince Stoutt Virgin Islands Party 129 3 399 3rd District Earl Fraser United Party 244 Oliver Cills Virgin Islands Party 236 22 740 4th District Walwyn Brewley United Party 310 Alban Ulric Anthony Virgin Islands Party 222 18 801 5th District Cyril Romney Independent 187 Eileene L. Parsons Independent 154 Patsy Lake Virgin Islands Party 68 Harold Vanterpool United Party 55 12 694 6th District Omar Hodge Virgin Islands Party 279 Charles Mercer United Party 229 18 689 Footnotes Category:Elections in the British Virgin Islands British Virgin General election British Virgin Category:November 1983 in North America