1988 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

None September 2023 1988 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election Turks and Caicos Islands 1988-official parliamentary Popular no 1984 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election 1984 no no 1988 03 03 1991 Turks and Caicos Islands General Election 1991 13 seats in the Legislative Council 7 Neededhttps://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55934521/turks-and-caicos-election-statistics-to-1976-2012 Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012 Yumpu 2025-05-13 Neededhttps://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55934521/turks-and-caicos-election-statistics-to-1976-2012 Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012 Yumpu 2025-05-13 164C89 Oswald Skippings People's Democratic Movement Grand Turk South & Salt Cay 11https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55934521/turks-and-caicos-election-statistics-to-1976-2012 Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012 Yumpu 2025-05-13 8 5,495 59.8% FBED06 Daniel Malcolm Progressive National Party Grand Turk North 2https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55934521/turks-and-caicos-election-statistics-to-1976-2012 Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012 Yumpu 2025-05-13 6 2,727 29.7% ED9C10 Ariel Misick National Democratic Alliance Grand Turk North 0https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/55934521/turks-and-caicos-election-statistics-to-1976-2012 Turks and Caicos Election Statistics to 1976–2012 Yumpu 2025-05-13 No change 973 10.6% Chief Minister Nathaniel Francis Progressive National Party Chief Minister after Election Oswald Skippings People's Democratic Movement OOS PDM Leader.jpg 250 120 150 3 70 Daniel Malcolm Sr.jpg 200 120 160 0 35 General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 3 March 1988.General Election Results - 3 March 1988 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223001848/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tc/elections/tc_results_1988.asp 23 December 2016 Caribbean Elections They were the first after the suspension of the islands' constitution between 1986 and 1988, which followed Chief Minister Norman Saunders leaving office in March 1985 after being arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling (he was later found guilty and jailed)Indicted Minister Quits Post https://web.archive.org/web/20161221091309/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-03-23/news/8501110177_1_norman-saunders-minister-turks 2016-12-21 Sun Sentinel, 23 March 1985U.s. Fears Drug Trade Will Heat Up As Economy In Caribbean Worsens https://web.archive.org/web/20161221091820/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-03-19/news/9503190102_1_norman-saunders-caribbean-leaders-puerto-rico 2016-12-21 Sun Sentinel, 19 March 1995 and the next Chief Minister Nathaniel Francis resigning in July 1986 after a British parliamentary inquiry accused him of corruption.Turks and Caicos government dissolved UPI, 25 July 1986 The result was a victory for the opposition People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won eleven of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. Following the elections, PDM leader Oswald Skippings became Chief Minister. Daniel Malcolm, leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) and Ariel Misick, leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) both lost their seats. Electoral system The thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from five multi-member constituencies with two or three seats. The number of seats was increased from 11 in 1984. Campaign A total of 39 candidates contested the elections, with the PDM, PNP and NDA all running full slates of 13 candidates. Results People's Democratic Movement 5495 11 +8 Progressive National Party 2727 2 –6 National Democratic Alliance 973 0 New +2 3550 4346 Caribbean Elections References Category:Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks Category:1988 in the Turks and Caicos Islands Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:March 1988 in North America