2009 Montserratian general election

None General elections were held in Montserrat on 8 September 2009, two years earlier than constitutionally necessary. The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) gained a parliamentary majority with six of the nine seats, while the outgoing Chief Minister, Lowell Lewis (formerly of the Montserrat Democratic Party but campaigning as an independent), and two other independents won the other seats. Reuben Meade of the MCAP was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 September 2009.MCAP wins Montserrat election; outgoing chief minister in opposition Caribbean 360, 9 September 2009 Campaign A total of 24 candidates contested the elections; the MCAP was the only party to run a full slate of nine candidates, whilst the Montserrat Labour Party nominated three candidates, the Montserrat Reformation Party two and the Funny Ways Party one. The remaining nine candidates were independents.General Election Results - 8 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20201119200511/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ms/elections/ms_results_2009.asp 19 November 2020 Caribbean Elections Results Movement for Change and Prosperity 10139 6 +2 Montserrat Labour Party 2011 0 New Montserrat Reformation Party 954 0 New Funny Ways Party 140 0 New Independents 6017 3 +2 0 32 2315 3516 Government of Montserrat, IDEA By candidate Notes Joseph Farrell Movement for Change and Prosperity 1472 Elected Charles Kirnon Movement for Change and Prosperity 1363 Elected David Osborne Movement for Change and Prosperity 1148 Elected Colin Riley Movement for Change and Prosperity 1140 Elected Reuben Meade Movement for Change and Prosperity 1139 Elected Donaldson Romeo Independent 1059 Elected Jermaine Wade Movement for Change and Prosperity 1043 Elected Lowell Lewis Independent 1000 Elected Victor James Independent 999 Elected Leroy Greaves Movement for Change and Prosperity 990 Roselyn Cassell-Sealy Movement for Change and Prosperity 987 Herman Francis Movement for Change and Prosperity 857 David Tuitt Independent 808 Idabelle Griffith-Meade Montserrat Labour Party 791 Alric J. Taylor Montserrat Reformation Party 706 Margaret Dyer-Howe Montserrat Labour Party 650 Warren Cassell Independent 631 Chedmond Browne Montserrat Labour Party 570 John Ponteen Independent 559 Alaric Lynch Independent 446 Christopher Lee Independent 310 Adelina Tuitt Montserrat Reformation Party 248 Bennette Roach Independent 205 Sylvia White-Gabriel Funny Ways Party 140 2315 References Category:Elections in Montserrat Montserrat General election Montserrat Category:September 2009 in North America