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Elections Grenada

Trends · 1951 to 2022

Seventy years of Grenada’s votes

How party support, seats and turnout have moved since universal suffrage in 1951, and how each of today’s 15 constituencies has voted since 1972. Hover any chart for the figures.

Share of the popular vote

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%’51’54’57’61’62’67’72’76’84’90’95’99’03’08’13’18’221990, NDC: 34.6%1995, NDC: 30.6%1999, NDC: 25.1%2003, NDC: 46.4%2008, NDC: 51.2%2013, NDC: 40.8%2018, NDC: 40.5%2022, NDC: 51.8%NDC1984, NNP: 58.6%1990, NNP: 17.2%1995, NNP: 32.4%1999, NNP: 62.5%2003, NNP: 46.6%2008, NNP: 48.0%2013, NNP: 58.7%2018, NNP: 58.9%2022, NNP: 47.8%NNP1951, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 68.8% (secondary source)1954, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 48.7% (secondary source)1957, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 44.4% (secondary source)1961, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 53.4% (secondary source)1962, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 46.0% (secondary source)1967, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 54.5% (secondary source)1972, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 58.9%1976, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 51.7% (secondary source)1984, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 35.9%1990, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 28.5%1995, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 26.6%1999, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 11.8%2003, GULP (with the MMWU in 1951): 4.9%GULP1957, GNP · PA · TNP: 24.4% (secondary source)1961, GNP · PA · TNP: 26.7% (secondary source)1962, GNP · PA · TNP: 53.7% (secondary source)1967, GNP · PA · TNP: 45.5% (secondary source)1972, GNP · PA · TNP: 41.1%1976, GNP · PA · TNP: 46.3% (secondary source)1990, GNP · PA · TNP: 17.4%1995, GNP · PA · TNP: 6.5%1951, Other parties and independents: 31.2% (secondary source)1954, Other parties and independents: 51.3% (secondary source)1957, Other parties and independents: 31.3% (secondary source)1961, Other parties and independents: 20.0% (secondary source)1976, Other parties and independents: 2.0% (secondary source)1984, Other parties and independents: 5.5%1990, Other parties and independents: 2.3%1995, Other parties and independents: 4.0%1999, Other parties and independents: 0.7%2003, Other parties and independents: 2.1%2008, Other parties and independents: 0.9%2013, Other parties and independents: 0.5%2018, Other parties and independents: 0.6%

NDCNNPGULP (with the MMWU in 1951)GNP · PA · TNPOther parties and independents

The hatched band marks 1979–83, when there were no elections. Hollow points are from secondary sources, not an official record (1951–1967 and 1976).

Seats won

One square per seat. The House had 8 seats until 1957, 10 until 1967 and 15 since 1972.

  1. 2022
  2. 2018
  3. 2013
  4. 2008
  5. 2003
  6. 1999
  7. 1995
  8. 1990
  9. 1984
  10. 1976secondary source
  11. 1972
  12. 1967secondary source
  13. 1962secondary source
  14. 1961secondary source
  15. 1957secondary source
  16. 1954secondary source
  17. 1951secondary source

Turnout

Share of registered voters who voted. 2013–2022 use ballots cast (PEO reports); 1984–2008 use valid votes (the PEO table has no rejected ballots); 1972 and 1976 use valid votes over electors (Gazette); 1990 electors and votes cast are from The Grenada Newsletter; before 1972 the figures are from Wikipedia (secondary, hollow). Diamonds are referendums.

0%25%50%75%100%1951: 70.2%1954: 67.4%1957: 68.4%1961: 55.5%1962: 72.6%1967: 77.1%1972: 82.5%1976: 64.5%1984: 85.2%1990: 66.7%1995: 61.2%1999: 56.3%2003: 56.2%2008: 79.0%2013: 88.6%2018: 73.6%2022: 69.5%2016 referendum: 33.2%2018 referendum: 27.8%’51’54’57’61’62’67’72’76’84’90’95’99’03’08’13’18’22

How competitive each election was

Derived from every constituency result under the current 15-seat map.

Marginal, competitive and safe seats

Winning margin under 5 points, 5–15, or over 15

  • 19722·3·10
  • 19762·7·6
  • 19842·4·9
  • 19902·8·5
  • 19957·4·4
  • 19991·2·12
  • 20035·4·6
  • 20083·9·3
  • 20132·6·7
  • 20182·6·7
  • 20224·6·5

MarginalCompetitiveSafe

Seats that changed hands

  • 19766
  • 198414
  • 199012
  • 19957
  • 19997
  • 20037
  • 20084
  • 201311
  • 20180
  • 20229

Typical winning margin

Median margin between the top two, in points

  • 197226.7
  • 197611.9
  • 198421.2
  • 19909.0
  • 19956.6
  • 199924.4
  • 20036.5
  • 20088.7
  • 201313.0
  • 201814.3
  • 20228.6

Every seat since 1972

Who won each of the 15 constituencies at every general election under the current map. The gap marks 1979–83, when there were no elections.

Constituency19721976†198419901995199920032008201320182022
Carriacou & Petite MartiniqueGNPPANNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNDC
St. Andrew South EastGULPGULPNNPGULPGULPNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNNP
St. Andrew South WestGULPPANNPTNPGULPNNPNNPNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. Andrew North EastGULPGULPGULPGULPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNP
St. Andrew North WestGULPGULPNNPTNPNNPNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNNP
St. DavidGULPGULPNNPNDCNDCNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDC
Town of St. GeorgeGULPPANNPNDCNNPNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNNP
St. George North EastGULPPANNPNDCNDCNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. George North WestGULPGULPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNP
St. George South EastGULPPANNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. George SouthGULPGULPNNPNDCNNPNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. JohnGULPGULPNNPGULPNNPNNPNNPNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. MarkGULPGULPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNPNNP
St. Patrick EastGULPGULPNNPGULPNNPNNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDC
St. Patrick WestGNPPANNPNDCNDCNNPNNPNDCNNPNNPNDC

† 1976 votes are from The Grenada Newsletter’s report of the Supervisor of Elections’ figures, not the official record.

How each constituency leans

The NDC’s share of the two-party vote (NDC plus NNP) at each election since the NDC first stood in 1990. Above the line, the NDC led.

Records

From officially sourced results only (1972 and 1984–2022).

Closest results

  1. 1972 St. Patrick WestFriday, W.R.L., GNP over Whyte, W.M., GULP (1,185 to 1,184)Government Gazette No. 20, 11 March 1972, p. 135, results by polling division published by the Supervisor of Elections1 votes
  2. 2022 St. JohnKerryne Zennelle James, NDC over Alvin Martin Da Breo, NNP (2,214 to 2,208)Parliamentary Elections Office, General Election Report 2022, p. 826 votes
  3. 2003 Carriacou & Petite MartiniqueElvin G. Nimrod, NNP over George W. Prime, NDC (1,431 to 1,424)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 4, candidate table7 votes
  4. 1990 St. Andrew North WestAlleyne Walker, TNP over Herbert Fletcher, GULP (730 to 716)Winners: Government Gazette No. 15, 16 March 1990 (Supervisor of Elections’ declaration). Other candidates, electors and votes cast: The Grenada Newsletter, 24 March 1990, marked † · PEO discrepancy noted14 votes
  5. 1972 Town of St. GeorgeMorris, J.N., GULP over Scipio, H.R., GNP (1,229 to 1,208)Government Gazette No. 20, 11 March 1972, p. 132, results by polling division published by the Supervisor of Elections21 votes
  6. 1995 Carriacou & Petite MartiniqueJoan Purcell, NDC over Elvin Nimrod, IND (765 to 743)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 9, candidate table22 votes
  7. 1995 St. Andrew North EastOliver Archibald, NNP over Joseph Mc Guire, GULP (828 to 804)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 9, candidate table24 votes
  8. 1995 St. Andrew North WestLaurina Waldron, NNP over Selwyn Humphrey, GULP (782 to 755)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 9, candidate table27 votes
  9. 2008 St. Andrew South EastPatrick Simmons, NDC over Emmalin Pierre, NNP (1,637 to 1,607)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 1, candidate table30 votes
  10. 1984 St. JohnGrace M. Duncan, NNP over Edzel V. Thomas, GULP (1,611 to 1,576)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 15, candidate table35 votes

Biggest wins

  1. 1999 St. George North WestKeith C. Mitchell, NNP over Ingrid Jackson, NDC (2,260 to 163)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 6, candidate table90.2%
  2. 2013 St. George North WestKeith Claudius Mitchell, NNP over Ali Anthony Brian Dowden, NDC (2,677 to 323)Parliamentary Elections Office, Final Report, Elections 2013, p. 1588.8%
  3. 2018 St. George North WestKeith Claudius Mitchell, NNP over Ali Anthony Brian Dowden, NDC (2,551 to 412)Parliamentary Elections Office, General Election Report 2018, p. 5685.8%
  4. 1984 Carriacou & Petite MartiniqueHerbert A. Blaize, NNP over Lyle A. Bullen, MBPM (1,663 to 146)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 15, candidate table84.0%
  5. 2003 St. George North WestKeith C. Mitchell, NNP over Joan M. Purcell, NDC (2,295 to 434)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 4, candidate table82.6%
  6. 2008 St. George North WestKeith C. Mitchell, NNP over Ingrid Jackson, NDC (2,422 to 568)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 1, candidate table80.5%
  7. 1972 Carriacou & Petite MartiniqueBlaize, H.A., GNP over Caesar, M.A., GULP (1,632 to 538)Government Gazette No. 20, 11 March 1972, p. 136, results by polling division published by the Supervisor of Elections75.2%
  8. 2022 St. George North WestKeith Claudius Mitchell, NNP over Gayton Jonathan La Crette, NDC (2,211 to 773)Parliamentary Elections Office, General Election Report 2022, p. 6274.1%
  9. 1972 St. Andrew North EastNedd, W., GULP over Simon, V.B., GNP (1,461 to 564)Government Gazette No. 20, 11 March 1972, p. 134, results by polling division published by the Supervisor of Elections72.1%
  10. 1984 St. George North EastGeorge I. Brizan, NNP over Albert O. Forsyth, GULP (2,438 to 818)Parliamentary Elections Office, Old Elections Results (general elections 1984–2008), PDF p. 15, candidate table72.0%

Bellwethers

How often each constituency backed the party that won most seats, 1984–2022 (9 elections)

  1. St. George South East8 of 9
  2. St. George South8 of 9
  3. St. John8 of 9
  4. St. Patrick West8 of 9
  5. Carriacou & Petite Martinique7 of 9
  6. St. Andrew South West7 of 9
  7. St. David7 of 9
  8. Town of St. George7 of 9
  9. St. George North East7 of 9
  10. St. Patrick East7 of 9
  11. St. Andrew North West6 of 9
  12. St. George North West6 of 9
  13. St. Mark6 of 9
  14. St. Andrew South East5 of 9
  15. St. Andrew North East5 of 9