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C ommo nwe a l t h memb e r c o u n t r i e s Dr Denzil Douglas and the St Kitts–Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) were returned to power in the general election of October 2004, which was observed by a Commonwealth expert team. The ruling party took seven of the St Kitts seats and the People’s Action Movement (PAM) one. The Nevis seats were again divided between the Concerned Citizens’ Movement (CCM; two seats) and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP; one). In January 2010 the SKNLP won its fourth consecutive general election, taking six seats in St Kitts and 47 per cent of the national vote, and Douglas was returned as Prime Minister. The remaining seats were again divided between the PAM (two in St Kitts; 32 per cent), CCM (two in Nevis; 11 per cent) and NRP (one in Nevis; ten per cent). Turnout was 84 per cent. The election was observed by a Commonwealth expert team. Governor-General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian retired on 1 January 2013, having held the office since 1996, and was succeeded by Sir Edmund Lawrence on 2 January 2013. At the general election on 16 February 2015 the SKNLP was denied a fifth consecutive term of office by Team Unity. Team Unity won seven seats, SKNLP three and NRP one. Team Unity was formed by PAM (four seats), CCM (two) and the recently established People’s Labour Party (PLP, one seat). The election was observed by a Commonwealth expert team. On 18 February PLP leader Timothy Harris was sworn in as Prime Minister. Nevis The CCM’s long run of power was interrupted in the July 2006 Nevis Island Assembly elections, when the NRP gained three seats and the CCM two. NRP leader Joseph Parry became Premier. In the closely fought Nevis Island Assembly elections of July 2011, the NRP (with three seats and 50.2 per cent of the vote) defeated the CCM (two seats and 49.8 per cent) and Parry continued as Premier. The CCM (with three seats) won the January 2013 Nevis Island Assembly elections and Vance Amory was sworn in as Premier. The NRP took the remaining two seats. Local government On St Kitts there are 14 parishes, but no devolved government. The island of Nevis is governed by the Nevis Island Assembly, as provided for in the constitution. Further information Government of St Kitts and Nevis: www.cuopm.com Commonwealth Secretariat: www.thecommonwealth.org Commonwealth Governance: www.commonwealthgovernance.org Governance institutions Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2014/15 234 Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: www.eccb-centralbank.org Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange: www.ecseonline.com Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: www.eccourts.org Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority: www.ectel.int Office of the Prime Minister: www.cuopm.org


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