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Elections in the British Virgin Islands

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and accuse the other party of financial mismanagement or corruption, as well as alleging that they only act in the best interests of limited pool of well connected wealthy persons. Independent candidates will typically argue that neither party is competent or trustworthy, and that unaffiliated politicians should be elected.
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Technically the House of Assembly can only sit for four years before it must be dissolved. However, there is invariably a period of time after a general election before the House first sits, and a period of time after the House is dissolved before the elections, and so in practice the maximum length
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There have been three recorded by-elections in the British Virgin Islands to date: the first in 1977 following the death of Austin Henley (VIDP - 2nd District), the second in 1995 following the death of Lavity Stoutt (VIP - 1st District), and the third in 2005 following the death of Paul Wattley (NDP
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Most election campaigns are usually conducted on the basis of each candidate who is affiliated with a party pointing to their own successes in government, and criticising the performance of the other party. Each party will typically try to present itself as the party who fights for the "common man",
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Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 65(1)(a). Those provisions are generally more relaxed than under the 2007 Constitution, but only persons who were resident in the British Virgin Islands on the date of the 2007 election benefit. This is part of the wider legal principle recognised in
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The first Legislative Council also had four appointed members (Olva Georges, Benjamin Romney, Dr W.T. Joseph and A.T. Franklin (A.T. Franklin was replaced by Norwell Harrigan later in 1950. Norwell Harrigan was replaced by Arthur Caines in 1951. Arthur Caines was replaced by McWelling Todman QC in
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Elections in the British Virgin Islands are rarely conducted on an ideological basis, or even in relation to specific local political issues. Instead, voters are generally asked to choose between two primary parties (and a host of independent candidates) and vote on the basis of a combination of:
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Qualifications to be registered as a voter in the British Virgin Islands are now regulated by article 68 of the Constitution. A person is qualified to vote if they are a Belonger aged 18 or older, and are either resident in the British Virgin Islands or are domiciled in the British Virgin Islands
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Qualifications to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly are now regulated by article 65 of the Constitution. Broadly speaking this requires that the candidate must be a second generation Belonger, and must either be domiciled in the British Virgin Islands or have completed a period of
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are required to be held every four years, or as by-elections when a member of the House of Assembly dies or steps down. Since the re-introduction of democracy into the British Virgin Islands in 1950 there have been fifteen general elections, and three recorded by-elections. The
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in the case of a person who was formerly domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, but have lived outside of the Territory for at least 10 years, they have resided in the Territory for at least 3 years immediately before the date of their nomination for
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it was decided to bring forward the date of the general election instead, and not hold a separate by-election. The second was when Andrew Fahie resigned his seat, and again it was decided not to hold a separate by-election because of the upcoming
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In order to be elected as a member of the House, a person must either be a Virgin Islander (as defined) over the age of 21, and otherwise qualified to vote in the Territory. For these purposes a "Virgin Islander" means a Belonger who is either:
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Prior to 1967 elections were held on a non-party basis. Relatively few records survive in relation to these early elections, and it is possible that they were conducted by straw poll or show of hands rather than by ballot.
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In 1967 Ministerial government was introduced into the British Virgin Islands, and candidates organised themselves into political parties. The results of the party contested general elections were as follows:
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in the case of a person who has never been domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, they have resided in the Territory for at least 5 years immediately before the date of their nomination for election;
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they are a party to, or a partner in a firm, or director or manager of company, with any contract with the Government for a public service (unless they have published a notice in the
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Particulars of the individual seats are not available for the 1957 general election. It possible to ascertain the list of members elected from the history of members appointed (
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There are a number of former political parties in the British Virgin Islands, but only four have ever succeeded in having a candidate elected to the legislature:
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In 1950 four legislators were elected to the Legislative Council on a Territory-wide basis. The inaugural legislative council included four elected members:
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marked the first time that no independent candidate was elected, and since that date only one person standing as an independent candidate has been elected (
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Politicians often develop great loyalty from members of their constituencies. Possibly linked to the lack of party ideology, politicians often "
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a person who was born in the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was a British Overseas Territories Citizen (by birth or descent);
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Two further by-election were expected but not held. One following the death of the Delores Christopher, but because of the proximity to the
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independent candidates won a greater share of the vote (38.0%) than any political party, and won 4 out of the 9 available seats. However,
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In 1953 the number of legislators was increased to six, and elections were conducted on the basis of territorial constituencies (with
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a person who was born outside of the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was also a Belonger (by birth or descent)
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has been imposed upon them, or if they have served a term of imprisonment of at least 12 months within the previous five years;
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a person who was born in the British Virgin Islands to a mother or father who was also a Belonger (by birth or descent); or
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they are disqualified or suspended under the laws of the British Virgin Islands relating to elections offences; or
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they are disqualified or suspended under the laws of the British Virgin Islands relating to elections offences.
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the British Virgin Islands that once a person has held a public law right, it should not be removed from them.
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in the Territory. Historically independent candidates have fared well in British Virgin Islands; in the
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under the previous Constitution, regardless of whether or not they have previously stood for election.
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There are presently three active political parties in the British Virgin Islands as of April 2022:
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has been imposed upon them, or if they are serving a term of imprisonment of at least 12 months; or
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British Virgin Islands politics have become highly polarised since the mid-1990s. Since the
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A person may also be qualified to stand for election if they were qualified to stand in the
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that one of his or grandparents also belonged to the British Virgin Islands by birth.
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https://bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/resources/electoral_district_statistics.pdf
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Post 1950. Only white landowners had been allowed to stand for election in the
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https://bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/resources/polling_division_statistics.pdf
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Political parties in the British Virgin Islands are not generally formed on an
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Elections are held at least every four years. The system of elections is
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Undeclared (Oliver Cills in District 3; Willard Wheatley in District 8)†
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A person is disqualified from being elected as a member of the House if:
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from being elected (regardless of where they are born) if they are not
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Independent People's Movement. Put forward two candidates in the
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has contested 10 general elections, plus one by-election (2005).
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of time between elections could be around 4 years and 3 months.
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Source: Government of the British Virgin Islands, BVI Platinum
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Since 1999 the British Virgin Islands effectively has had a
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The British Virgin Islands elects on territorial level to a
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colonial legislative councils in the British Virgin Islands
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disclosing the nature of the contract and their interest).
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British Virgin Islands general elections (1967 to date)
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British Virgin Islands general elections (1950 to 1963)
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Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 66(1).
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Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, article 65(2).
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Lettsome International Airport 5284:St Phillip's Church ("the African Church") 5176: 5101: 5045: 4693: 4679: 4671: 4414: 4400: 4392: 4202: 4188: 4180: 3581:Lowest number of the votes (election won) 798: 408:, which means that there are two dominant 373:last election was held on 25 February 2019 347: 333: 17: 1788:Undeclared (Oliver Cills in District 3)† 3994:https://www.bviplatinum.com/election.php 3842: 3644: 3630: 3627: 3624: 3621: 3613: 3431: 3428: 3425: 3422: 3414: 3401: 3393: 3385: 3316: 3299: 3272: 3269: 3266: 3258: 3212: 3197: 3170: 3151: 3119: 3114: 3092: 2974: 2969: 2950: 2863: 2858: 2839: 2752: 2745: 2726: 2653: 2646: 2627: 2568: 2561: 2542: 2485: 2480: 2461: 2374: 2367: 2348: 2275: 2264: 2245: 2158: 2151: 2132: 2059: 2052: 2033: 1972: 1967: 1948: 1849: 1842: 1823: 1734: 1727: 1708: 1631: 1626: 1607: 1548: 1543: 1524: 1484: 1429: 1411: 1377: 1359: 1323: 1303: 1269: 1251: 1206: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1187: 730:People's Own Party. 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O'Neal (7th / 9th) 3718: 3704: 3701: 3698: 3684: 3681: 3678: 3664: 3658: 3647: 3638: 3605: 3602: 3599: 3589: 3586: 3583: 3573: 3570: 3567: 3557: 3554: 3551: 3541: 3538: 3533: 3511: 3508: 3505: 3467: 3464: 3461: 3447: 3444: 3439: 3391:First openly gay legislator 3371: 3361: 3351: 3348: 3338: 3330:John Charles Brudenell-Bruce 3328: 3306: 3293: 3283: 3280: 3247: 3244: 3236: 3233: 3223: 3220: 3209: 3206: 3201:Death of Paul Wattley (NDP) 3192: 3189: 3181: 3178: 3167: 3164: 3146: 3143: 3140: 3131: 3052: 3047: 3042: 3032: 3029: 3026: 3018: 3015: 3012: 3004: 3001: 2998: 2990: 2987: 2984: 2966: 2963: 2960: 2943: 2938: 2933: 2923: 2920: 2917: 2909: 2906: 2903: 2895: 2892: 2889: 2881: 2878: 2875: 2855: 2852: 2849: 2832: 2827: 2822: 2812: 2809: 2806: 2798: 2795: 2792: 2790:People's Coalition Movement 2784: 2781: 2778: 2770: 2767: 2764: 2742: 2739: 2736: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2699: 2696: 2693: 2685: 2682: 2679: 2677:People's Patriotic Alliance 2671: 2668: 2665: 2643: 2640: 2637: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2600: 2597: 2594: 2586: 2583: 2580: 2558: 2555: 2552: 2535: 2530: 2525: 2515: 2512: 2509: 2501: 2498: 2495: 2477: 2474: 2471: 2454: 2449: 2444: 2434: 2431: 2428: 2420: 2417: 2414: 2406: 2403: 2400: 2392: 2389: 2386: 2364: 2361: 2358: 2341: 2336: 2331: 2321: 2318: 2315: 2307: 2304: 2301: 2293: 2290: 2287: 2261: 2258: 2255: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2218: 2215: 2212: 2204: 2201: 2198: 2190: 2187: 2184: 2176: 2173: 2170: 2148: 2145: 2142: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2105: 2102: 2099: 2091: 2088: 2085: 2077: 2074: 2071: 2049: 2046: 2043: 2026: 2021: 2016: 2006: 2003: 2000: 1992: 1989: 1986: 1964: 1961: 1958: 1941: 1936: 1931: 1921: 1918: 1915: 1907: 1904: 1901: 1893: 1890: 1887: 1879: 1876: 1873: 1865: 1862: 1859: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1816: 1811: 1806: 1796: 1793: 1790: 1782: 1779: 1776: 1768: 1765: 1762: 1754: 1751: 1748: 1724: 1721: 1718: 1701: 1696: 1691: 1681: 1678: 1675: 1667: 1664: 1661: 1653: 1650: 1647: 1623: 1620: 1617: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1580: 1577: 1574: 1566: 1563: 1560: 1540: 1537: 1534: 1462: 1452: 1442: 1421: 1406: 1398: 1390: 1369: 1354: 1346: 1338: 1315: 1298: 1290: 1282: 1261: 1246: 1243:John Charles Brudenell-Bruce 1236: 1228: 1218: 1176:John Charles Brudenell-Bruce 1008:Speaker and Attorney General 561:United States Virgin Islands 512:they hold any public office; 4422:Elections in North America 3837:Smallest margin of victory 3676:Most general elections won 3459:Most general elections won 3261:Electoral social milestones 2776:People's Empowerment Party 2196:Progressive People's Party 1185:electing two legislators). 570:they are adjudged to be of 522:they are adjudged to be of 5438: 3961:. 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Lettsome 855:Virgin Islands Party 766:competence to govern 734:, winning one seat ( 652:Virgin Islands Party 559:and resident in the 414:Virgin Islands Party 395:Speaker of the House 5264:Johnson's Ghut ruin 5259:Hunthum's Ghut ruin 4891:Great Tobago Island 4540:Trinidad and Tobago 4435:Antigua and Barbuda 3618: 3419: 3263: 3097: 1633:VI Democratic Party 1572:People's Own Party 1557:VI Democratic Party 1489: 1296:Theodolph Faulkner 1199:Candidates elected 1192: 1079:Invalid/blank votes 954:Progressives United 800: 769:political patronage 745:; one was elected ( 713:VI Democratic Party 629:political patronage 253:National Democratic 4941:Little Wickams Cay 4475:Dominican Republic 4127:. 24 November 2022 3882:Electoral calendar 3755:Marlon Penn (8th) 3614: 3415: 3259: 3176:Irene Penn-O'Neal 3093: 1485: 1459:Q. William Osborne 1435:Arnando Scatliffe 1280:Edwin H. Leonard* 1188: 799: 515:they are declared 5409: 5408: 5381: 5380: 5254:Great Thatch ruin 5202: 5201: 5166: 5165: 5153:Political parties 5091: 5090: 4834:George Dog Island 4814:Dead Chest Island 4668: 4667: 4557:other territories 4389: 4388: 3873: 3872: 3869: 3612: 3611: 3597:Largest majority 3413: 3412: 3409: 3281:Millicent Mercer 3252: 3251: 3234:BVI United Party 3070: 3069: 3066: 3065:‡ Died in office. 2868: 2757: 2750: 2658: 2651: 2573: 2566: 2412:BVI United Party 2379: 2372: 2285:BVI United Party 2280: 2269: 2182:BVI United Party 2163: 2156: 2069:BVI United Party 2064: 2057: 1979: 1956:BVI United Party 1857:BVI United Party 1847: 1746:BVI United Party 1741: 1732: 1659:BVI United Party 1638: 1532:BVI United Party 1474: 1473: 1470: 1427:Isaac G. Fonseca 1419:H. Lavity Stoutt 1396:Leslie F. Malone 1383:Isaac G. Fonseca 1367:H. Lavity Stoutt 1344:Leslie F. Malone 1329:Isaac G. Fonseca 1275:Isaac G. Fonseca 1259:Wilfred W. Smith 1150: 1149: 674:Alvin Christopher 668:The newly formed 654:, led by Premier 631:for BVIslanders. 601:ideological basis 589:Political parties 579:sentence of death 531:sentence of death 437:Westminster-style 426:Alvin Christopher 410:political parties 364:House of Assembly 357: 356: 310:Foreign relations 299:Visa requirements 235:Political parties 150:House of Assembly 5429: 5394: 5319: 5294:Whelk Point Fort 5177: 5102: 5046: 4839:Great Dog Island 4829:Cockroach Island 4771: 4739:Colonial leaders 4695: 4688: 4681: 4672: 4625:Saint Barthélemy 4555:Dependencies and 4428:Sovereign states 4416: 4409: 4402: 4393: 4216: 4215: 4204: 4197: 4190: 4181: 4174: 4167: 4161: 4160: 4159:on 7 April 2014. 4158: 4151: 4143: 4137: 4136: 4134: 4132: 4117: 4111: 4110: 4103: 4097: 4096: 4095:on 7 April 2014. 4094: 4087: 4079: 4073: 4071: 4070:on 7 April 2014. 4069: 4062: 4053: 4047: 4045: 4044:on 7 April 2014. 4043: 4036: 4026: 4020: 4019: 4018:on 7 April 2014. 4017: 4010: 4002: 3996: 3991: 3985: 3980: 3974: 3969: 3963: 3962: 3955: 3949: 3948: 3941: 3935: 3932: 3926: 3922: 3916: 3913: 3907: 3903: 3887:Electoral system 3863: 3640:H. Lavity Stoutt 3619: 3420: 3407: 3264: 3098: 3060: 2866: 2755: 2748: 2746:D. Orlando Smith 2656: 2649: 2647:D. Orlando Smith 2571: 2564: 2482:D. Orlando Smith 2377: 2370: 2278: 2267: 2161: 2154: 2062: 2055: 1975: 1973:BVI United Party 1845: 1843:H. Lavity Stoutt 1737: 1735:BVI United Party 1730: 1728:Willard Wheatley 1636: 1628:Willard Wheatley 1550:BVI United Party 1545:H. Lavity Stoutt 1490: 1468: 1352:Waldo E. O'Neal 1312:H. Lavity Stoutt 1215:Isaac G. Fonseca 1193: 808: 801: 789:Latest elections 754:Electoral issues 721:Willard Wheatley 715:, which won the 707:2005 by-election 406:two-party system 391:Attorney General 349: 342: 335: 125:Natalio Wheatley 34: 18: 5437: 5436: 5432: 5431: 5430: 5428: 5427: 5426: 5412: 5411: 5410: 5405: 5397: 5390: 5377: 5358:Public holidays 5308: 5269:Larmer Bay ruin 5219:Cooten Bay ruin 5214:Cooper Bay ruin 5198: 5162: 5087: 5035: 4951:Mosquito Island 4871:Frenchman's Cay 4854:West Dog Island 4772: 4763: 4705: 4699: 4669: 4664: 4558: 4556: 4549: 4423: 4420: 4390: 4385: 4220: 4210: 4208: 4178: 4177: 4168: 4164: 4156: 4149: 4145: 4144: 4140: 4130: 4128: 4119: 4118: 4114: 4105: 4104: 4100: 4092: 4085: 4081: 4080: 4076: 4067: 4060: 4056: 4054: 4050: 4041: 4034: 4030: 4027: 4023: 4015: 4008: 4004: 4003: 3999: 3992: 3988: 3981: 3977: 3970: 3966: 3957: 3956: 3952: 3943: 3942: 3938: 3933: 3929: 3923: 3919: 3914: 3910: 3904: 3900: 3895: 3878: 3660:Ralph T. O'Neal 3324:racial minority 3308:Eileene Parsons 3257: 3187:Monroe M. Penn 3075: 3064: 3062: 2865: 2754: 2747: 2655: 2648: 2570: 2563: 2562:Ralph T. O'Neal 2376: 2369: 2368:Ralph T. O'Neal 2277: 2272:Ralph T. O'Neal 2270: 2266: 2160: 2153: 2083:People's Party 2061: 2054: 1977: 1974: 1844: 1739: 1736: 1729: 1635: 1479: 1375:Howard R. Penn 1321:Howard R. Penn 1267:Howard R. Penn 1160: 1155: 823: 797: 791: 756: 719:(together with 683: 681:Defunct parties 644: 636:cross the floor 605:political right 597: 591: 556: 526:in any country; 519:in any country; 506: 450: 445: 353: 324: 320:Other countries 304: 303: 284:Belonger status 279: 264: 263: 258: 257: 254: 247: 246: 243: 229: 190: 175: 174: 145: 137: 136: 115: 107: 106: 95:Deputy Governor 66: 58: 57: 48: 25: 12: 11: 5: 5435: 5433: 5425: 5424: 5414: 5413: 5407: 5406: 5404: 5403: 5396: 5395: 5387: 5386: 5383: 5382: 5379: 5378: 5376: 5375: 5370: 5365: 5360: 5355: 5350: 5349: 5348: 5343: 5333: 5328: 5322: 5316: 5310: 5309: 5307: 5306: 5301: 5296: 5291: 5289:Trunk Bay ruin 5286: 5281: 5279:Road Town Fort 5276: 5271: 5266: 5261: 5256: 5251: 5246: 5241: 5236: 5234:Fort Charlotte 5231: 5226: 5221: 5216: 5210: 5208: 5204: 5203: 5200: 5199: 5197: 5196: 5191: 5186: 5184:Communications 5180: 5174: 5168: 5167: 5164: 5163: 5161: 5160: 5155: 5150: 5145: 5140: 5139: 5138: 5128: 5127: 5126: 5116: 5111: 5105: 5099: 5093: 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Penn 1159: 1156: 1154: 1153:Past elections 1151: 1148: 1147: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1138: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1099: 1098: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1076: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1053: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1024: 1020: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1009: 1005: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 980: 977: 974: 973: 970: 967: 965: 962: 959: 956: 951: 948: 947: 944: 941: 938: 935: 932: 929: 926: 923: 918: 915: 914: 911: 908: 905: 902: 899: 896: 893: 890: 885: 882: 881: 878: 875: 872: 869: 866: 863: 860: 857: 852: 849: 848: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 829: 828: 825: 820: 817: 814: 810: 809: 793:Main article: 790: 787: 771: 770: 767: 764: 755: 752: 751: 750: 739: 728: 710: 682: 679: 678: 677: 666: 659: 643: 642:Active parties 640: 613:green politics 609:political left 593:Main article: 590: 587: 586: 585: 582: 575: 555: 552: 551: 550: 537: 534: 527: 520: 513: 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Index

Politics of the British Virgin Islands

Constitution
Law
Sovereign
Charles III
Governor
Daniel Pruce
Deputy Governor
David Archer
Premier
Natalio Wheatley
Cabinet
House of Assembly
Speaker
Corine George-Massicote
Leader of the Opposition
Julian Fraser
Judiciary
elections
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Political parties
Virgin Islands
Party (VIP)

National Democratic
Party (NDP)

Administrative divisions
Belonger status

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