Country Profile:

British Virgin Islands
  • British Virgin Islands
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
  • Head of Government: Chief Minister Orlando D. SMITH
  • Assembly: British Virgin Islands has a unicameral Legislative Council with 13 seats.

* The queen is represented by Governor Tom MACAN.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is N/A N/A.
  • In the Legislative Council 13 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Of the 13 members, one member is elected from each of 9 electoral districts and there are four at-large members.

Population:

  • Population: 22,643 (July 2005 est.)

Past elections

Last Updated on 08/17/2005