1997 Nevis Island Assembly election
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An election was held in Nevis on 24 February 1997 to elect all five of the elected members of the Nevis Island Assembly. The Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory, had called an early election for the assembly in order to seek a mandate for an independence referendum for Nevis, with previous attempts in 1996 being blocked by the opposition Nevis Reformation Party in the assembly.[1] The election saw Vance Amory’s party, the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM), retain their majority with three of five seats, while the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) remained in opposition with 2 out of 5 seats.[2][3][4]
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24 February 1997
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Elected members
The following members were elected for the five assembly constituencies:
| District | Elected members[5] | ||
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| Party | Member | ||
| 1-Saint Paul | NRP | Victor Jay Martin | |
| 2-Saint Johns | CCM | Malcolm Guishard | |
| 3-Saint George | CCM | Vance Amory | |
| 4-Saint James | CCM | Jean Harris | |
| 5-Saint Thomas | NRP | Joseph Parry | |
Aftermath
The election saw no change to the political makeup of the assembly, and the CCM once again had a majority to form the government. Premier Vance Amory claimed the election victory had given him a mandate to pursue independence,[2] and in October 1997 the assembly unanimously approved plans for an independence referendum, which was held in 1998 and was unsuccessful.[6][7]