List of Polling Stations
ED |
Electoral District |
Principal Polling Station |
Subsidiary Polling Stations |
| 1 | Grand Turk, North | Ona Glinton Primary School | |
| 2 | Grand Turk, South | Eliza Simmons Primary School | Mary Robinson Primary School Salt Cay |
| 3 | South Caicos | New Community Centre | |
| 4 | Middle Caicos and North Caicos | Bottle Creek Library | Conch Bar Community Centre Bambarra Community Centre Lorrimers Community Centre Kew Community Centre Sandy Point Community Centre Whitby Community Centre |
| 5 | Leeward, Providenciales | Harvest Bible Church/Carringdon Church Academy | |
| 6 | The Bight, Providenciales | Ianthe Pratt Primary School | |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, Providenciales | Richmond Hill Preparatory School | |
| 8 | Blue Hills, Providenciales | Osetta Jolly Primary School | |
| 9 | Five Cays, Providenciales | Five Cays Primary School | |
| 10 | Wheeland, Providenciales | Bethany Baptist Church School |
The Electoral Landscape
• TCI has a population of 31,458. Of these there are 7,377 verified Islanders with some 7,243 registered voters.
• There are 19 seats in the TCI House of Assembly
15 of these are filled by directly elected candidates
One additional members is nominated by the Premier and appointed by The Governor
One additional members is nominated by the Leader of the Official Opposition and appointed by The Governor
Two members from TCI Civic Society are appointed directly by The Governor
• The 15 directly elected members are voted for on two simultaneous issued ballot papers
The first is for 10 Electoral Districts (think constituencies). This is a white ballot paper. Each voter votes for one candidate.
The second is for five All Island Districts (these are voted for on the second ballot papers in and votes are combined from across the country – effectively ‘first five past the post’). This is a green ballot paper. Each voter can vote for up to five preferred candidates.
• The election is being contested by 37 candidates, drawn from three political parties and two independents.
People’s Democratic Movement (PDM): fielding 10 Electoral District candidates and five All Island candidates
Progressive National Party (PNP): fielding 10 Electoral District candidates and five All Island candidates
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) fielding five Electoral district candidates only One independent candidate standing in one Electoral District
One independent candidate standing in the All Island list
List of Parties and Nominated Candidates
GRAND TURK NORTH – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 1
| 1. | George Alexander Lightbourne | PNP |
| 2. | Derek Anthonio Rolle | PDM |
GRAND TURK SOUTH – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 2
| 1. | Edwin Astwood | PDM |
| 2. | Rex Elton Swann | PNP |
SOUTH CAICOS – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 3
| 1. | Edith Andrea Cox | PDM |
| 2. | Norman Benjamin Saunders | PNP |
NORTH & MIDDLE CAICOS – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 4
| 1. | Ashwood Leon Forbes | PDM |
| 2. | Ricardo Don Hue Gardiner | PNP |
LEEWARD – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 5
| 1. | Akierra M. Missick | PNP |
| 2. | Ezra Ringo Tyrone Taylor | PDM |
| 3. | Bennett Williams | IND |
THE BIGHT – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 6
| 1. | Dorell Monique Pratt/Delancey | PPP |
| 2. | Sonny Alexander Forbes | PDM |
| 3. | Porsha Monique Stubbs/Smith | PNP |
CHESHIRE HALL & RICHMOND HILL - ELECTORAL DISTRICT 7
| 1. | Amanda A. Misick | PNP |
| 2. | Isaac Oral Selver | PDM |
| 3. | Edward E. Smith | PPP |
BLUE HILLS – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 8
| 1. | Goldray McMillin Ewing | PDM |
| 2. | Adrian Carlyle Williams | PNP |
| 3. | Wendal D. Wilson | PPP |
FIVE CAYS – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 9
| 1. | Sean Rickard Astwood | PDM |
| 2. | Harold Charles | PPP |
| 3. | Thomas I.N. Ewing | PNP |
WHEELAND – ELECTORAL DISTRICT 10
| 1. | Zhavargo J. Jolly | PPP |
| 2. | Gregory ONeal Lightbourne | PNP |
| 3. | Vaden Delroy Williams | PDM |
ALL ISLAND DISTRICT
| 1. | Josephine Connolly | PDM |
| 2. | Rufus Washington Ewing | PNP |
| 3. | Wayne Newton Garland | PNP |
| 4. | Samuel I. Harvey | PDM |
| 5. | Charles Washington Misick | PNP |
| 6. | Royal Stephenson Robinson | PNP |
| 7. | Sharlene Linette Cartwright Robinson | PDM |
| 8. | Carlos W. Simons | PNP |
| 9. | Oswald M. Simons | IND |
| 10. | Oswald Oneal Skippings | PDM |
| 11. | H. Derek Taylor | PDM |
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR: In advance of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ General Election on Fri, 9 Nov 2012
“This week marks the start of a much heralded and long anticipated new chapter in the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI),” said His Excellency Governor Ric Todd. “I am very much looking forward to the elections on Friday and appointing both the new Premier and the Leader of the Opposition early next week, dependent, of course, on the electoral arithmetic from Friday’s poll.
“As we all look now with optimism and hope to the future, I believe that it is worth pausing to contemplate this week ahead of the Election just how far the Islands and the UK have come together these past few years and recognise just how challenging a journey this has been.
“No one needs to remind people on TCI that the country endured a ‘perfect storm’ in 2008/9 of the breakdown of good governance, the consequences of the global financial crisis and Hurricane Ike. But even as the economy grew strongly in the boom years, the country had increased its debt; investors turned away from these shores; and, as we know, there was an increasing absence of confidence in the Institutions of the TCI. The allegations of criminal activity related to this period are being dealt with through the Island’s courts.
“Dealing with these issues and the consequences of economic and financial downturn in 2009 alone would be a tremendous challenge. To work together as we have done to introduce the most ambitious programme of public reforms in any UK Overseas Territory, and perhaps in the region, another. To do both together is simply a remarkable achievement by the people of TCI of which they can be rightly proud. And things are improving. Growth returned in 2010, has continued at 4.3% in 2011 and will carry on again this year; helped not least by the series of significant investments which have been announced in the past months.
“I would like to personally thank, therefore, all of the men and women who have contributed to this success, in TCIG, as well as in the private sector, and the UK, for their courage and strength in getting this job done. Their efforts have been instrumental in seeing a democratically elected government being returned to the TCI. Each and every one of them should be very proud indeed of their contribution. Quite simply, Friday’s election is down to you.
“Equally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the TCI’s political parties and politicians for the quality of the campaigns that they have run for this election and the dialogue they have had with the Permanent Secretaries and myself to prepare for Government. That they have been civil and focused on the positives of their own plans for the country is to their credit; one wise Pastor recently told me that this was the calmest, most reasonable and orderly election that he could remember on the Islands.
“I also thank the people of the TCI for their patience and fortitude over the past three years. We have tried at all times to consult widely, to be open, honest and accountable while trying to do the right thing for the TCI – meet the milestones, build the economy and run effective and transparent government.
“As the Turks and Caicos Islands prepares to vote for its new Government they can do so with confidence that they stand before a democratic and better governed future. The UK Overseas Territory White Paper demonstrated its commitment to all 14 of the Overseas Territories. There are of course many challenges ahead, but the UK stands ready continue to work with and to support the further development of the Turks and Caicos Islands. We look forward, therefore, to working with the new administration towards a bright future that builds upon our shared inheritance.
“Finally, I would like to wish good luck to all 37 candidates in Friday’s election. Now it is up to the electorate to decide.”
The Count Process
- The Returning Officer must ensure that only those entitled to be at the count are in the room when the count begins. The count of the two ballot boxes from the polling station will be carried out in the order of the electoral district first followed by the All Islands district.
- The votes will be counted in the polling stations in which they were cast. As a result, at the close of poll, the presiding officer must hand over the boxes, keys and other materials to the Returning Officer except in those stations where the presiding officer has been appointed as an Assistant Returning Officer and will carry out the count themselves.
- The ballot papers for the two elections will be in separate boxes duly coloured white and green to signify which ballot papers should be in which box. However, it will be necessary to check both boxes before proceeding to the first count to ensure that papers are not in the incorrect box. The boxes will be opened in the sequence of the electoral district followed by the All Islands district.
- The Returning Officer will record and count the votes for each candidate. Once the Returning Officer has established a provisional result, it will be shared with any candidates or agents who are present. At this point, any candidate or agent may immediately demand a recount. If such a demand is made, it must be carried out in the same manner as the original count.
- Where the recount takes place depends on the nature of the polling station at which the count is being held. This is set out in the following table:
Nature of polling station
Location of recount
For a single electoral district with only one polling station At that station For a single electoral district with more than one polling station At the principal station For the All Islands district At the central location on Grand Turk - The declaration of the result can only be made by the Returning Officer for the electoral district. For a single electoral district with only one polling station, the result will be declared in that polling station.
- For a single electoral district with more than one polling station, the result will be declared at the principal polling station. At the end of a count in such a polling station, the Assistant Returning Officer must arrange for the record of the number of votes cast for each candidate to be delivered to the Returning Officer at the principal station. A list of the principal polling stations for each electoral district is attached.
- Once the Returning Officer has cleared the provisional result with the candidates and agents and dealt with any recounts, they are in a position to announce the result and declare the winning candidate elected. An official declaration will be made in the station and will be repeated publicly outside the station for any public or media present.
- Once the result of the electoral district has been declared and the paperwork etc. cleared away, the count for the All Islands district will be commenced. This count follows the same process as set out above. Voters can vote for up to five candidates and any votes on a ballot paper up to that number must be counted.
- The end of the counting process marks the end of the count for the All Islands district so far as individual polling stations are concerned. Once the count is completed in a single electoral district with more than one polling station, the Assistant Returning Officer follows the same process as set out above by arranging for the record of the number of votes cast for each candidate to be delivered to the Returning Officer at the principal station. For electoral districts with only one polling station, the Returning Officer will have a record for the total of votes for each candidate for the whole district.
- For electoral districts with more than one polling station, the Returning Officer will calculate the totals by adding together the records of the votes cast for each candidate to arrive at the total of votes for each candidate for the whole district.
- The Returning Officer will then arrange for the various items to be secured and then made available to be delivered to the Returning Officer for the All Islands district at the central location at Dillon Hall on Grand Turk. The central calculation for the All Islands district will take place on Grand Turk on Saturday morning when there will be an opportunity for any candidate to ask for a recount. In such a case, the same process will be used for the recount.
- Once the Returning Officer has cleared the provisional result with the candidates and agents and dealt with any recounts, they are in a position to announce the result and declare the winning candidates elected. An official declaration will be made in the station and will be repeated publicly outside the station for any public or media present.
List of Principal Polling Stations
ED |
Electoral District |
Principal Polling Station |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Turk, North | Ona Glinton Primary School |
| 2 | Grand Turk, South | Eliza Simmons Primary School |
| 3 | South Caicos | New Community Centre |
| 4 | Middle Caicos and North Caicos | Bottle Creek Library |
| 5 | Leeward, Providenciales | Harvest Bible Church/Carringdon Church Academy |
| 6 | The Bight, Providenciales | Ianthe Pratt Primary School |
| 7 | Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, Providenciales | Richmond Hill Preparatory School |
| 8 | Blue Hills, Providenciales | Osetta Jolly Primary School |
| 9 | Five Cays, Providenciales | Five Cays Primary School |
| 10 | Wheeland, Providenciales | Bethany Baptist Church School |
Zhavago Jolly
Zhavago Jolly, Deputy Leader, People Progressive Party
Zhavago Jolly was born on January 15th 1987 to parents Lighton and Remona Jolly. He was raised with his two sisters and brother in South Caicos before they all moved to Providenciales to seek more gainful employment. Jolly began to excel at an early age, graduating at the age of 15 years old and being the youngest to achieve a perfect position as Head Boy at the Clement Howell High School as well as having 8 CXC and 2 GCE passes. Over the years Jolly has spent most of his spare time involving himself in community service organisations such as Rotaract Turks and Caicos, Mentor Mentee programmes, the Founder of the TCI American Football Association, Green Peace Organisation, President of the USC Debate Team and was also an impressive member of the big brother programme in South Carolina.
After securing private funding he was able to achieve an under grad and post grad qualification in Business Administration with a specialization in Market Research Study at the University of South Carolina and New York University. During which time he managed to maintain a working relationship with both public and private sectors through working with the Planning Department and various businesses throughout Providenciales . In 2008 Jolly Launched “Lucky Shots Marketing , a company comprised of over 8,000 local network contacts which aim to pinpoint clients that would find interest in specific products or services. With this clients can create new opportunities and generate substantial revenue.
On September 19th ,2012 Jolly became the Deputy Leader for the People Progressive Party. Throughout his campaign, Jolly brought a refreshing and youthful energy to the political arena that has been lacking for many years. Though he is the youngest elected deputy leader overall, Jolly has managed to gain extensive recognition for his platform to enhance the community of Blue Hills. He has also received astounding reviews for his recent performance in the national debate ,which brought national attention to the People Progressive Party. His strong will, determination and welcoming personality has made him a force in the upcoming 2012 election for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Dorell Pratt-Delancey
Dorell Pratt-Delancey was born to Sydrain Pratt of The bight, Providenciales and Menvella Pratt from Grand Turk.
She spent time in the Bahamas but regularly visited “home” the Turks and Caicos Islands.
As a wife and working mother of (4) children, Dorell Pratt- Delancey knows too well the struggles that most families have to live everyday throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Her scope of reality and the vision to see her children and other youths prosper in the TCI is what fueled Delancey’s drive to join the political ranks.
Pratt-Delancey’s platform will focus on addressing the multitude of social needs of those in the TCI and the advancement of constituents in the Bight, Providenciales.
More Bio Information:
1984 - Founder of Rapper and Doers Club at Catholic High School Freeport Grand Bahama. The Club was established during my High School years to promote clean living among fellow teenagers. A club gear to assist trouble youth. It was built on the concept of teenagers helping teenagers
1984 1985 - Member of the Toast Master Club
2001- Sunday Primary School Teacher at the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter day Saints
2003-2007- Young Women 1st Counselor at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We assist young women in rising to their fullest potential in Christ and to understand that they are daughters of our Heavenly Father.
2007- President of the Young Women at the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints in Turks and Caicos
Organize the first Young Women in the Church of Jesus Christ in Latter Day Saint
2010-Founder of Destination TCI Travel Club, The club’s objective is to assist in promoting Turks & Caicos Islands on an international scale.
"Mothers for Dorell" will focus on addressing the critical and urgent needs of:
• Struggling parents
• Children out of school
• Troubled teens
• Child Abuse Awareness
Harold Charles
LEADER, PEOPLE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
FIVE CAYS CANDIDATE
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Visionary, Humanitarian are just some of the adjectives that can be used to describe Harold Charles, Leader of the People Progressive Party and your candidate for the Five Cays, Providenciales Constituency or District #9.
Born in humble beginnings in poverty stricken Haiti in a family of 13, Harold Charles did not let his past dictate his future by making him another statistic; instead he allowed the hardships of his youth to fuel his dedication to success. By dreaming big and working exceptionally hard, he has been able to overcome many challenges, climb the ladder of success and has helped many others succeed.
Before meeting and marrying Veronica 'Ronnie' to whom he's been married to for over thirty-two years, Harold Charles' first love was airplanes. He first expressed his desire to become a pilot at the tender age of nine. His dreams and vision to soar the skies was the subject of laughter due to the realities of his limited means.
Less than a decade later, Harold Charles left Haiti for the Turks and Caicos Islands and found work as an airplane cleaner. He later became a Commercial Pilot and in 1983 he purchased Provo Flying Service, the airline he once worked for and renamed it Charles Air. In 1992 Harold Charles sold Charles Air and two years later he founded Sky King, which became the leading carrier in the Turks and Caicos Islands and was regarded as the most efficient commuter airline in the Caribbean.
Harold Charles was also responsible for establishing Caribbean Fuel Services which provided aviation fuel for commercial airlines in the Turks and Caicos Islands and full line maintenance facilities JR 145 for the major carriers for both piston and turbo prop crafts.
Subsequently, he founded a number of other companies including Professional Flight Services that provided commercial jet ground handling services for major airlines like Delta, British Airways, Air Canada, WestJet, Continental, US Airways and others. He also founded the Sky Base FBO, which handled corporate and private executive jets. Recognizing the importance of real estate in his commercial enterprises, Harold Charles - the master of the art of business diversification and superb negotiator - did not stop with just aviation. He became part owner and VP of the Turks and Caicos Sporting Club on Ambergris Cay - a private island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as Senior Vice President of the Ritz Carlton Hotel and Housing Development Project in West Caicos.
Harold surpassed his dreams of becoming a pilot and instead has become one of the most respected and decorated business man and philanthropist in the Caribbean, with countless awards. His influence is so wide ranging that even an airport is named after him - the Harold Charles International Airport on Ambergris Cay.
In addition to having an international airport named after him, Harold Charles has numerous honors, achievements and accolades and is the recipient of
· The 2002 Businessman of the Year Award - Turks and Caicos Chamber of Commerce
· The 2006 Glass Ceiling Award - CEE Global Awards in Nassau, Bahamas
· The 2005 Osprey Award for the best aviation company in the Turks and Caicos Islands
· Appointed by Haitian President Michel Martelly to the Presidential Advisory Council on Economic Development, Co-Chaired by former US President Bill Clinton.
· Featured in the June 2009 American Way Magazine and countless other editorials over the years.
Mr. Harold Charles is a philanthropist who contributes to local and regional groups including World Vision, The Hunger Project, Worldwide Village in Haiti and religious entities guiding small businesspersons in the Caribbean and United States of America.
A business development expert with a rich enviable track record, Harold Charles currently provides international consulting services and investment analysis through Harold Charles & Co. based in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
With such great success in business, one would ask why politics? And in the same breath, one would answer, why not politics? Once again, Harold Charles' unselfish nature to assist others in need and speak for those that are without a voice is what began this new era in the Turks and Caicos Islands and is what the People Progressive Party is founded upon.
Though the underdog in this great political race, the People Progressive Party vision of a united Turks and Caicos Islands where employment opportunities are accessible to all. A Turks and Caicos Islands where all children are enrolled in school, where young men can become entrepreneurs and young women comprehend the value of hard work. This vision for the People Progressive Party will not be stifled and one that will become a reality.