# 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 | Progressive National Party | 305 |
| 1 | Grand Turk North | Derek Rolle | People's Democratic Movement | 273 |
| 1 | Grand Turk North | Kwame Odinga Smith | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 21 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Edwin Astwood | People's Democratic Movement | 399 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Arthur Lightbourne | Progressive National Party | 276 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Noel Terrence Skippings | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 66 |
| 2 | Grand Turk South and Saltcay | Valerie Jennings | Independent | 12 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Ruth Blackman | Progressive National Party | 146 |
| 3 | South Caicos | McAllister Eusene Hanchell | Independent | 97 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Keno Shamado Forbes | People's Democratic Movement | 70 |
| 3 | South Caicos | Christopher Emanuel Hall | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 6 |
| 4 | Middle and North Caicos | Ralph Higgs | People's Democratic Movement | 262 |
| 4 | Middle and North Caicos | Mark Fulford | Progressive National Party | 201 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Akierra Missick | Progressive National Party | 376 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor | People's Democratic Movement | 289 |
| 5 | Leeward (Providenciales) | Calsada Carolie Johnson | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 17 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | Porsha Stubbs-Smith | Progressive National Party | 285 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | George C.D. Pratt | People's Democratic Movement | 284 |
| 6 | The Bight (Providenciales) | Dozzlie McLom Delancy | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 38 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Douglas Parnell | People's Democratic Movement | 451 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Amanda Misick | Progressive National Party | 347 |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill (Providenciales) | Charles Delancy | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 43 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Mixmillian Goldray Ewing | People's Democratic Movement | 366 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Claudine Ewing-Pratt | Progressive National Party | 267 |
| 8 | Blue Hills (Providenciales) | Ciclyn Been | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 37 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Sean Rickard Astwood | People's Democratic Movement | 470 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Rachel Marshall Taylor | Progressive National Party | 269 |
| 9 | Five Cays (Providenciales) | Bobbie Chambers | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 15 |
| 10 | Wheeland (Providenciales) | Vaden Delroy Williams | People's Democratic Movement | 305 |
| 10 | Wheeland (Providenciales) | Dameko Canez Dean | Progressive National Party | 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 | People's Democratic Movement | 3,024 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Josephine Connolly | People's Democratic Movement | 3,019 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Derek Hugh Taylor | People's Democratic Movement | 2,740 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Karen Evadne Malcolm | People's Democratic Movement | 2,725 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Washington Misick | Progressive National Party | 2,335 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Robert A. Been | People's Democratic Movement | 2,314 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Rufus Ewing | Progressive National Party | 2,234 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | John Malcolm | Progressive National Party | 2,011 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Ricardo Don-Hue Gardner | Progressive National Party | 1,901 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Sheba Latrice Wilson | Progressive National Party | 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 | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 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 | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 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 | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 178 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Herbert Andrew Swann Jr. | Progressive Democratic Alliance | 135 |
| All Island District 5 elected at-large | All Island District 5 elected at-large | Oscar O’Brien Forbes | Independent | 67 |
| Source: RTC ||||||