2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
# 2016 Turks and Caicos Islands general election

General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016. The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), with Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands' first female Premier. Following the election outgoing Prime Minister Rufus Ewing resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics.

## Electoral system

At the time of the election, the House of Assembly had 15 elected members and four appointed 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. 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.

## Campaign

A total of 31 candidates contested the 10 single-member constituencies; the PDM and PNP both ran full slates of 10 candidates, whilst the Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) had eight. The remaining three candidates were independents. There were also 21 candidates in the at-large constituency, five each from the PDM and PNP, four from the PDA and seven independents.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 3,169 | 51.20 | 6 | 13,822 | 47.28 | 4 | 10 | +3 |
| | Progressive National Party | 2,645 | 42.74 | 4 | 10,342 | 35.38 | 1 | 5 | –3 |
| | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 243 | 3.93 | 0 | 1,117 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 132 | 2.13 | 0 | 3,952 | 13.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nominated members | Nominated members | | | | | | | 4 | 0 |
| Ex officio members | Ex officio members | | | | | | | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6,189 | 100.00 | 10 | 29,233 | 100.00 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,189 | 99.21 | | | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 49 | 0.79 | | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,238 | 100.00 | | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,732 | 80.68 | | | | | | |
| Source: RTC ||||||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Grand Turk North | George Lightbourne | PNP | 305 |
| 1 | Grand Turk North | Derek Rolle | PDM | 273 |
| 1 | Grand Turk North | Kwame Odinga Smith | PDA | 21 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Edwin Astwood | PDM | 399 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Arthur Lightbourne | PNP | 276 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Noel Terrence Skippings | PDA | 66 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Valerie Jennings | Independent | 12 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Ruth Blackman | PNP | 146 |
| 3 | South Caicos | McAllister Eusene Hanchell | Independent | 97 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Keno Shamado Forbes | PDM | 70 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Christopher Emanuel Hall | PDA | 6 |
| 4 | Middle and North Caicos | Ralph Higgs | PDM | 262 |
| 4 | Middle and North Caicos | Mark Fulford | PNP | 201 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Akierra Missick | PNP | 376 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor | PDM | 289 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Calsada Carolie Johnson | PDA | 17 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | Porsha Stubbs-Smith | PNP | 285 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | George C.D. Pratt | PDM | 284 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | Dozzlie McLom Delancy | PDA | 38 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Douglas Parnell | PDM | 451 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Amanda Misick | PNP | 347 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Charles Delancy | PDA | 43 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Mixmillian Goldray Ewing | PDM | 366 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Claudine Ewing-Pratt | PNP | 267 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Ciclyn Been | PDA | 37 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Sean Rickard Astwood | PDM | 470 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Rachel Marshall Taylor | PNP | 269 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Bobbie Chambers | PDA | 15 |
| 10 | Wheeland (Providenciales) | Vaden Delroy Williams | PDM | 305 |
| 10 | Wheeland (Providenciales) | Dameko Canez Dean | PNP | 173 |
| 10 | Wheeland (Providenciales) | Hudson James Parker | Independent | 23 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large ||
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson | PDM | 3,024 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Josephine Connolly | PDM | 3,019 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Derek Hugh Taylor | PDM | 2,740 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Karen Evadne Malcolm | PDM | 2,725 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Washington Misick | PNP | 2,335 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Robert A. Been | PDM | 2,314 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Rufus Ewing | PNP | 2,234 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | John Malcolm | PNP | 2,011 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Ricardo Don-Hue Gardner | PNP | 1,901 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Sheba Latrice Wilson | PNP | 1,861 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Michael Misick | Independent | 1,629 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Jasmin Walkin | Independent | 834 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Sabrina Elizebeth Green | Independent | 675 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Oswald Skippings | PDA | 549 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Clarence Wesley Selver | Independent | 301 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Samuel Iotis Harvey | PDA | 255 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Courtney Missick | Independent | 240 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Damian Wilson | Independent | 206 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Shirley Louise Clarke-Calcano | PDA | 178 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Herbert Andrew Swann jr. | PDA | 135 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Oscar O’Brien Forbes | Independent | 67 |
| Source: RTC ||||||
