2021 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

← 2016 19 February 2021
15 of 21 seats in the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Washington Misick Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson Party PNP PDM Last election 5 seats 10 seats Seats won 14 1 Seat change 9 9
Premier before election Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson PDM Elected Premier Washington Misick PNP

Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Constitution
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands Anya Williams
Executive Premier Washington Misick Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Gordon Burton
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2012 2016 2021 Political parties Progressive National Party (PNP) People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations Proposed unification with Canada
Other countries

General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 19 February 2021 to elect members of the House of Assembly.^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive National Party, which won 14 of the 15 seats in the House.

Electoral system[edit]

At the time of the election, the House of Assembly has 21 members : 15 elected members, four appointed members and two ex officio members.

The 15 elected members were elected by two methods; ten were elected from single-member constituencies, with five elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to five candidates at the national level.^[2]

The four appointed members include one nominated by the Premier, one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and two members appointed by the Governor.^[3] In addition, the Attorney General and the Speaker are ex officio members.

Results[edit]

Party		District			At-large			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Progressive National Party	3,572	55.29	9	17,111	56.34	5	14	+9
	People's Democratic Movement	2,888	44.71	1	12,082	39.78	0	1	–9
	Progressive Democratic Alliance				89	0.29	0	0	0
	Independents				1,090	3.59	0	0	0
Nominated members								4	0
Ex officio members								2	0
Total		6,460	100.00	10	30,372	100.00	5	21	0
Valid votes		6,460	100.00
Invalid/blank votes		0	0.00
Total votes		6,460	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,581	75.28
Source: Elections Department, gov.tc

By constituency[edit]

References[edit]