1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

1989 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)

11 of the 15 seats in the National Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
Registered26,481
Turnout66.55% ( 7.72pp)
  First party Second party
 
SKNLP
Leader Kennedy Simmonds Lee Moore
Party PAM SKNLP
Seats won 6 2
Seat change
Popular vote 7,780 6,635
Percentage 44.37% 37.84%
Swing 3.21pp 3.47pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
NRP
Leader Simeon Daniel Vance Amory
Party NRP CCM
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,948 1,135
Percentage 11.11% 6.47%
Swing 0.98pp new


Prime Minister before election

Kennedy Simmonds
PAMNRP

Elected Prime Minister

Kennedy Simmonds
PAMNRP

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 21 March 1989. The result was a victory for the People's Action Movement (PAM), which won six of the eleven directly-elected seats. The ruling majority coalition of PAM and the Nevis Reformation Party continued as a result of the elections.