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1996 Montserratian general election

General election to the Montserrat Legislative Assembly

1996 Montserratian general election

← 1991 11 November 1996 2001 →
All 7 seats in the Legislative Assembly 4 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Osborne Bertrand Osborne Reuben Meade Party PPA MNR NPP Leader's seat Northwestern Southern Central Last election – – 4 seats, 42.7% Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change New New 3 Popular vote 1,472 930 809 Percentage 35.0% 22.1% 19.2% Swing 35.0% 22.1% 23.5%
Chief Minister before election Reuben Meade NPP Subsequent Chief Minister Bertrand Osborne MNR

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Sovereign Charles III Governor Sarah Tucker Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell Legislative Assembly Speaker Political parties Elections Parishes
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General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 November 1996.^[1] 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[edit]

A total of 26 candidates contested the elections.^[1] All three parties nominated seven candidates, with five independents also running.^[1]

Results[edit]

By constituency[edit]

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