At Stake in this Election:

• The 13 elected seats of the House of Assembly

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II*
• Head of Government: Premier D. Orlando SMITH
• Assembly: British Virgin Islands has a unicameral House of Assembly with 15 seats.

* The queen is represented by Governor Augustus JASPERT.

Electoral System:

• In the House of Assembly, 9 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms, 4 members are elected in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 2 members are filled ex officio 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. Each voter has 5 votes. The Speaker and Attorney General serve ex officio.

Main Parties in the Electoral Race:

• Party: National Democratic Party (NDP)
  • Leader: Myron WALWYN
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Virgin Islands Party (VIP)
  • Leader: Andrew FAHIE
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Progressives United (PU)
  • Leader: Julian FRASER
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM)
  • Leader: Ronnie SKELTON
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Independents
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 32,206 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 15,038

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 16,994 (2017 est.)
• Are the British Virgin Islands a signatory to CEDAW: Yes – via United Kingdom (22 July 1981)
• Have the British Virgin Islands ratified CEDAW: Yes – via United Kingdom (7 April 1986)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 3 (23.08%)
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: United Kingdom – 14 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: United Kingdom – Very Low (2019)

Disability Data:

• Are the British Virgin Islands a signatory to CRPD: Yes – via United Kingdom (30 March 2007)
• Have the British Virgin Islands ratified CRPD: Yes – via United Kingdom (8 June 2009)
• Population with a disability: 5,018 (est.)