1996 Montserratian general election
# 1996 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 November 1996. The result was a hung parliament, with no party holding more than two seats. Although the People's Progressive Alliance received the largest number of votes, Bertrand Osborne of the Movement for National Reconstruction became Chief Minister after forming a coalition government with the National Progressive Party (which had been the ruling party between 1991 and 1996) and an independent MP.

## Campaign

A total of 26 candidates contested the elections. All three parties nominated seven candidates, with five independents also running.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | People's Progressive Alliance | 1,472 | 35.38 | 2 | New |
| | Movement for National Reconstruction | 930 | 22.35 | 2 | New |
| | National Progressive Party | 809 | 19.44 | 1 | –3 |
| | Independents | 950 | 22.83 | 2 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 4,161 | 100.00 | 7 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,161 | 98.93 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 45 | 1.07 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,206 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,238 | 58.11 | | |
| Source: Caribbean Elections, Barrow-Giles & Joseph ||||||

### By constituency

Central Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| National Progressive Party | Reuben Meade | 292 | 46.4 | - |
| | Charlesworth Phillip | 202 | 32.0 | - |
| | John Wilson | 61 | 9.7 | - |
| | Johnny Dublin | 61 | 9.7 | - |
| | Richard Payne | 8 | 1.3 | - |

Eastern Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Movement for National Reconstruction | Adelina Tuitt | 189 | 54.9 | - |
| | Joel Webbe | 119 | 34.6 | - |
| | James Lee | 24 | 6.9 | - |
| | Nowell Tuitt | 11 | 3.2 | - |

Northern Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Rupert Weekes | 252 | 57.8 | - |
| | John Ponteen | 182 | 41.7 | - |
| | Theo Bramble | 2 | 0.5 | - |

Northwestern Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| People's Progressive Alliance | John Osborne | 379 | 53.9 | - |
| | Charles Kirnon | 222 | 31.6 | - |
| | Jim Bass | 89 | 12.7 | - |
| | George Tuitt | 13 | 1.8 | - |

Plymouth Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| People's Progressive Alliance | Brunelle Meade | 372 | 34.4 | - |
| Movement for National Reconstruction | P. Austin Bramble | 354 | 32.7 | - |
| | Vereen Thomas Woolcock | 126 | 11.7 | - |
| | Lazelle Howes | 116 | 10.7 | - |
| | Chedmond Browne | 93 | 8.6 | - |

Southern Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Movement for National Reconstruction | Bertrand Osborne | 237 | 50.9 | - |
| | Idabelle Griffith-Meade | 193 | 41.4 | - |
| | Justin Casell | 36 | 7.7 | - |

Windward Constituency :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent | David Brandt | 391 | 74.1 | - |
| | Beatrice Fenton | 107 | 20.3 | - |
| | Joseph Meade | 25 | 4.8 | - |
| | J.R. Osborne | 4 | 0.8 | - |
