# 2014 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014. The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.

## Electoral system

At the time of the election, the Legislative Assembly had eleven members, of which nine were elected. The other two seats were taken by the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary. The territory was a single nine-member constituency, with voters able to vote for nine candidates on their ballot paper.

## Campaign

A new party, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM), was established by leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the elections. A total 31 candidates contested the elections; the ruling Movement for Change and Prosperity and the PDM both put forward a full slate of nine candidates, the Alliance of Independent Candidates had three independent candidates, with ten other independents also running.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 11,702 | 49.90 | 7 | New |
| | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 8,319 | 35.47 | 2 | –4 |
| | Alliance of Independent Candidates | 974 | 4.15 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 2,456 | 10.47 | 0 | –3 |
| Total | Total | 23,451 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,747 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,866 | 71.06 | | |
| Source: Government of Montserrat ||||||

### By candidate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
| | Donaldson Romeo | People's Democratic Movement | 1,695 | 61.70 | Elected |
| | Ingrid Buffonge | People's Democratic Movement | 1,615 | 58.79 | Elected |
| | Paul Lewis | People's Democratic Movement | 1,507 | 54.86 | Elected |
| | David Osborne | People's Democratic Movement | 1,378 | 50.16 | Elected |
| | Joseph Farrell | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 1,331 | 48.45 | Elected |
| | Delmaude Ryan | People's Democratic Movement | 1,205 | 43.87 | Elected |
| | Reuben Meade | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 1,156 | 42.08 | Elected |
| | Claude Hogan | People's Democratic Movement | 1,128 | 41.06 | Elected |
| | Gregory Willock | People's Democratic Movement | 1,117 | 40.66 | Elected |
| | Charles Kirnon | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 1,085 | 39.50 | |
| | David Duberry | People's Democratic Movement | 1,062 | 38.66 | |
| | Emile Duberry | People's Democratic Movement | 995 | 36.22 | |
| | Jermaine Wade | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 893 | 32.51 | |
| | Colin Riley | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 878 | 31.96 | |
| | Samuel Joseph | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 874 | 31.82 | |
| | Leroy Greaves | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 814 | 29.63 | |
| | Brenda Daley | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 754 | 27.45 | |
| | Victor James | Independent | 662 | 24.10 | |
| | Crenston Buffonge | Independent | 540 | 19.66 | |
| | Geraldine Cabey | Independent | 537 | 19.55 | |
| | Justin Cassell | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 534 | 19.44 | |
| | Lowell Lewis | Alliance of Independent Candidates | 472 | 17.18 | |
| | Joel Osborne | Independent | 325 | 11.83 | |
| | Claude Gerald | Alliance of Independent Candidates | 278 | 10.12 | |
| | David Tuitt | Alliance of Independent Candidates | 224 | 8.15 | |
| | Hylroy Bramble | Independent | 108 | 3.93 | |
| | Norman Cassell | Independent | 82 | 2.99 | |
| | Alaric Lynch | Independent | 77 | 2.80 | |
| | Wilford Meade | Independent | 68 | 2.48 | |
| | Catherine Tuitt | Independent | 32 | 1.16 | |
| | Winston Pond | Independent | 25 | 0.91 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,451 | 100.00 | |