1991 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 8 October 1991.General Election Results - 8 October 1991 https://web.archive.org/web/20191203225010/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ms/elections/ms_results_1991.asp 3 December 2019 Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the National Progressive Party (NPP), which won four of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. NPP leader Reuben Meade became Chief Minister. Background The People's Liberation Movement (PLM) had won the 1987 elections, taking four of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. However, Minister of Communications Benjamin Chalmers left the party over corruption allegations, meaning it lost its majority.South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002, Psychology Press, p565 As a result, early elections were called. Campaign A total of 26 candidates contested the elections, more than ever before. The NPP nominated seven candidates, the National Development Party six, and the PLM four. The remaining nine candidates ran as independents. Results National Progressive Party 2152 4 New National Development Party 1421 2 0 People's Liberation Movement 820 0 –4 Independents 642 1 +1 197 0 7282 EmmanuelPatrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24 References Category:Elections in Montserrat Montserrat Category:1991 in Montserrat Category:1991 elections in dependent territories of the United Kingdom Category:October 1991 in North America