2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

← 2020 5 August 2022
11 of the 15 seats in the National Assembly 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Terrance Drew Mark Brantley Party SKNLP CCM Alliance One Movement Last election 37.09%, 2 seats 12.62%, 3 seats Seats won 6 3 Seat change 4 0 Popular vote 13,438 3,473 Percentage 45.75% 11.82% Swing 8.66pp 0.80pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Shawn Richards Timothy Harris Party PAM PLP Alliance One Movement Last election 29.00%, 4 seats 13.23%, 2 seats Seats won 1 1 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 4,737 5,036 Percentage 16.13% 17.14% Swing 12.87pp 3.91pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Timothy Harris PLP Elected Prime Minister Terrance Drew SKNLP

Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Marcella Liburd Prime Minister Terrance Drew Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley
Legislative National Assembly Speaker: Lanien Blanchette Leader of the Opposition
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Administrative divisions (parishes)
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Snap general elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 5 August 2022, following the decision of incumbent prime minister Timothy Harris to dissolve the parliament on 11 May. Snap elections are constitutionally required within ninety days following the dissolution of parliament.^[1][2][3]

The elections were the first in the country with a female party leader, with businesswoman and environmental consultant Janice Daniel-Hodge leading the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), which was founded by her father, former Premier of Nevis and pro-Nevis secessionist Simeon Daniel.^[4] However, the NRP failed to win a seat, despite seeing a small overall increase in vote share.

The elections brought the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, led by Terrance Drew, back to power for the first time since their loss in 2015. The People's Action Movement was reduced to only one seat, their worst result since 2004, while their vote share of 16.23% was the worst received in party history.