IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Virgin Islands, British

British Virgin Islands

32,206	5
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
16,131	100.47%
Registered Voters (as of March 28, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly		Assembly

Description of 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 John DUNCAN.

Description of electoral system:

The Queen is hereditary head of state.
Premier is appointed by the governor-general.
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.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly	2003-06-16	7,362	10,180	72.32%
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly	2011-11-07	9,186	13,352	68.8%
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly	2015-06-08	9,045	13,585	66.58%
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly	2019-02-25	9,720	15,038	64.64%
British Virgin Islands House of Assembly	2023-04-24	37,100	16,131	229.99%

British Virgin Islands

Elections

Voter Turnout