1999 British Virgin Islands general election

none September 2020 April 2014 British Virgin Islands parliamentary 1995 British Virgin Islands general election 1995 yes 1999 05 17 2003 British Virgin Islands general election 2003 13 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly 7 D. Orlando Smith (cropped).jpg Orlando Smith National Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands) – 5 New 9,126 38.14% Ralph T. O'Neal (cropped).jpg Ralph T. O'Neal Virgin Islands Party 30.15%, 6 seats 7 1 8,790 36.74% Chief Minister Chief Minister after election Ralph T. O'Neal Virgin Islands Party Ralph T. O'Neal Virgin Islands Party General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 17 May 1999. The result was a victory for the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) led by Chief Minister Ralph T. O'Neal over the newly formed National Democratic Party (NDP) led by Orlando Smith. The elections marked the emergence of the NDP, the first serious opposition to the VIP since the collapse of the United Party in the aftermath of Cyril Romney's resignation as Chief Minister in 1986. They were also the first elections in the territory since 1954 in which Lavity Stoutt, a dominant political force in the British Virgin Islands did not participate and the first in which no independent candidates were elected.http://www.legco.gov.vg/index.php?pageid=6 Constitutional & Political Development in the Virgin Islands 1950–2000 House of Assembly (website) 2 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502172134/http://www.legco.gov.vg/index.php?pageid=6 2 May 2014 dead Results The election was largely decided in three key seats: the Third District (which Julian Fraser carried for the VIP by 26 votes), the Sixth District (which Omar Hodge carried for the VIP by 12 votes) and the Eighth District (which Lloyd Black carried for the NDP by 11 votes, with the crucial Penn family votes being split between Andre (running as an independent) and David (running for the VIP) – most years a member of the Penn family wins the Eighth District). The At-large seats were split equally between the two main parties. Ethlyn Smith won the Fifth District for the minority party, the Concerned Citizens Movement, where the second placed candidate was former Chief Minister running as an independent, Cyril Romney. Although the overall vote count was flattering to the NDP this was because they polled well in the At-large seats (where each voter casts four votes). But most of the Territorial seats were not that competitive, with the VIP winning some seats with huge majorities, the largest being Alvin Christopher's thumping 80.2% of the vote in the Second District. Conversely, Julian Fraser won his seat in the Third District with the smallest mandate of any candidate – just 228 votes in a three-way contest with a low voter turnout. Notable candidates who were elected to the Legislature for the first time included future Chief Minister and Premier, Orlando Smith; future Deputy Premier and Minister Kedrick Pickering; future Minister Andrew Fahie; and future Minister and Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser. Conversely, Walwyn Brewley suffered the first electoral defeat of his career, and would thereafter choose to end his political career at this point. District At-large National Democratic Party 2044 3 9126 2 5 New Virgin Islands Party 2649 5 8790 2 7 +1 United Party 400 0 1923 0 0 –2 Concerned Citizens Movement 536 1 670 0 1 –1 Independents 627 0 3418 0 0 –3 Speaker and Attorney General 2 0 6069 118 76 0 9523 9523 Elections in the Virgin Islands District seats 1st District Andrew Fahie Virgin Islands Party 528 Elvin O. Stoutt Independent 141 18 1140 2nd District Alvin Christopher Virgin Islands Party 484 Enriquito Rhymer National Democratic Party 114 5 1023 3rd District Julian Fraser Virgin Islands Party 228 Michael Thomas National Democratic Party 202 Maxwell Smith BVI United Party 148 16 914 4th District Mark Vanterpool National Democratic Party 453 Walwyn Brewley Concerned Citizens Movement 258 Gregory Hodge BVI United Party 22 15 1091 5th District Ethlyn Eugenie Smith Concerned Citizens Movement 278 Cyril Romney Independent 233 Hugo Vanterpool Virgin Islands Party 160 Ulric Scatliffe BVI United Party 50 12 1202 6th District Omar Hodge Virgin Islands Party 367 Elvis Harrigan National Democratic Party 355 Edmund Maduro BVI United Party 71 16 1174 7th District Kedrick Pickering National Democratic Party 356 Collingston George BVI United Party 109 Birton Lettsome Virgin Islands Party 107 14 812 8th District Lloyd Black National Democratic Party 264 Andre JJ Penn Independent 253 David A. Penn Virgin Islands Party 158 8 928 9th District Ralph T. O'Neal Virgin Islands Party 617 Hubert O'Neal National Democratic Party 300 14 1239 At-large seats Orlando Smith National Democratic Party 3094 Reeial George Virgin Islands Party 3015 Ronnie Skelton National Democratic Party 2675 Eileene Parsons Virgin Islands Party 2288 Paul Wattley National Democratic Party 1897 Irene Penn-O'Neal Virgin Islands Party 1835 Roy Pickering Virgin Islands Party 1652 Delores Christopher National Democratic Party 1460 Alred Frett Independent 1457 Neil Blyden Independent 919 Conrad Maduro BVI United Party 723 Keith L. Flax Independent 537 Merritt Herbert BVI United Party 505 Charles Mercer BVI United Party 451 Carl Dawson Concerned Citizens Movement 345 Betteto Frett Concerned Citizens Movement 325 Edison O'Neal BVI United Party 244 Fletcher Scatliffe Independent 209 Eileene Baronville Independent 199 Noel Lloyd Independent 97 6069 76 9523 References Category:Elections in the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands General election British Virgin Islands British Virgin