TCI Election Results

• Confirmation of the declared result for all 15 seats in the Turks and Caicos Islands election contested on 9 Nov 2012.
• The Progressive National Party (PNP) win eight seats and is the largest party in the House Of Assembly.
• The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has seven seats.

What happens next?

• The leader of the largest party, Rufus Ewing of the PNP, will write to His Excellency the Governor stating that they believe that they can form a Government. Clearly, this assumes that the parties’ leaders are themselves elected through the All Island district that they have chosen to stand in. If a leader is not elected, the party will need to appoint a news leader from its group of elected members.
• The Governor will then request the names of intended Ministers and portfolios.
• The Premier will then be sworn in by the Governor at the earliest possible opportunity.
• The Governor will propose the date of the first Cabinet meeting. This is intended to take place this week. The Governor chairs Cabinet. Before the Cabinet meets all members of the cabinet will be sworn in. This is intended to be on Wed, 14 Nov 2012. Non-elected members of Cabinet are: The Governor, Deputy Governor and Attorney General.
• One of the agenda points for this first cabinet meeting will be the need to decide a date on which to recall the House of Assembly. As previously indicated a provisional date has been set for this, but is subject to confirmation by Cabinet, that of Mon, 19 Nov 2012.