2023 British Virgin Islands general election

2023 British Virgin Islands general election

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All 13 elected seats in the House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Natalio Wheatley Ronnie Skelton Party VIP PVIM Last election 8 seats 1 seat Seats won 6 3 Seat change 2 2   Third party Fourth party   Leader Marlon Penn Julian Fraser Party NDP PU Last election 3 seats 1 seat Seats won 3 1 Seat change
Premier before election Natalio Wheatley Virgin Islands Party Premier after election Natalio Wheatley Virgin Islands Party

Politics of the British Virgin Islands
Constitution Law
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Daniel Pruce Deputy Governor David Archer
Executive Premier Natalio Wheatley Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Corine George-Massicote Leader of the Opposition: Julian Fraser
Judiciary
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Political parties Virgin Islands Party (VIP) National Democratic Party (NDP)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations
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General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 24 April 2023.^[1] The governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) remained the largest party in the House of Assembly but lost its majority resulting in a hung parliament.^[2][3]

The VIP won six seats, with the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) and the National Democratic Party (NDP) each winning three seats, and Progressives United (PU) winning a single seat. There followed a period of intense discussions between the party to either prise away members or to try and form a coalition between parties.^[4] In the end former first lady Lorna Smith agreed that she would join the VIP as a single person in coalition to give them a working majority and keep them in power.^[5][6]