General elections were held in Montserrat on 24 October 2024 for the nine elected seats in the Montserrat Legislative Assembly. The election was won by the United Alliance, whom won 5 seats and their leader Reuben Meade becoming Premier for the third time.

Electoral system The Legislative Assembly has eleven members, of which nine are elected. The other two seats are taken by the attorney general and the financial secretary. The island is a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for up to nine candidates on their ballot paper under plurality-at-large voting.

Candidates needed to receive at least 6% of the vote to be elected. If fewer than nine candidates received more than 6% of the vote, a second round is held within 21 days.

Campaign In total, 34 candidates stood for election. The United Alliance's George Kirnon's nomination was initially rejected by the returning officer on constitutional grounds due to him having only spent 94 days in Montserrat when the nomination criteria required 12 month residency within the territory. He appealed the decision but the Montserrat High Court rejected it. He then appealed to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, who overturned the disqualification and ruled that Kirnon was eligible to stand.

Results

By division Division UA PDM MCP PPP Ind. Division 1 (Salem) 48.87 28.82 18.29 0.11 3.91 Division 2 (St. Peter) 39.89 31.65 24.18 0.11 4.18 Division 3 (Cudjoe Head) 31.23 33.50 30.39 0.27 4.60 Division 4 (Davy Hill) 39.82 29.71 24.89 0.26 5.32 Division 5 (St. John) 37.40 27.75 30.17 0.26 4.42 Division 6 (Look Out) 36.61 21.53 37.27 0.13 4.46 Mobile Polling Station 18.12 31.71 45.30 0.00 4.88 Montserrat 38.72 28.95 27.68 0.19 4.47 Source: Government of Montserrat

By candidate

Aftermath Due to the results of the election, the United Alliance's Reuben Meade became the Premier of Montserrat for the third time. He was sworn in by the Governor of Montserrat, Sarah Tucker. The outgoing Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell and Samuel Joseph, the leader of the Movement for Change and Prosperity, both lost their seats.

References

External links Electoral Commission