2025 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
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| Registered | 9,385 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 73.91% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 7 February 2025 to determine the composition of the Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands.[1] Significant constitutional changes meant they were the first general election in which nine at-large MPs were elected.[2]
The House of Assembly was renamed the Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands on 10 December 2024, alongside a term increase to a maximum of five years. The electoral system was also modified so that 19 instead of 15 members will be elected, with the four formerly appointed seats becoming at-large constituency seats. The constitutional amendments were unanimously adopted by the House of Assembly and afterwards authorised by the government of the United Kingdom in late 2024.[3]
In practice this meant that voters now have to fill out just one paper ballot instead of two, and will fill in ovals next to candidates names instead of marking a box with an X. Votes will be counted electronically. Despite the new simplifications, there is still a concern that some voters will be either unaware or confused by the changes, so both written and video recorded English instructions will also be provided to polling locations on how to vote under the new system.[4]
Electoral system
The Parliament has 21 members, of whom 19 are elected members and two (the Attorney General and Speaker) are ex officio.
The 19 members were elected by two methods; ten from single-member constituencies and nine elected on an at-large basis, with voters able to vote for up to nine candidates at the national level.[5]
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