IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Grenada

Grenada

117,080
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

86,658
Registered Voters (as of None)

65.30%
Average Turnout

7
Elections in our database

V-Dem Score: N/A

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Aug. 30, 1990

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 12, 2010
Ratified Date: Aug. 27, 2014

HDI* Score: 0.791
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Grenadian Senate		Upper House
Grenadian House of Representatives		Lower House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King CHARLES III (since 9 September 2022)
- Represented by Governor-General Cécile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dickon MITCHELL (since 24 June 2022)
Assembly: bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 13 seats and the House of Representatives with 15 seats

Description of electoral system:

The King is the hereditary head of state.
The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Senate, 10 members are appointed by the government to serve 5-year terms and 3 members are appointed by the opposition to serve 5-year terms. In the House of Representatives 15 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2022-06-23 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 60,635
Registered 86,658
Turnout 69.97

2018-03-13 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 57,621
Registered 78,294
Turnout 73.6

2016-11-24 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 22,274
Registered 71,241
Turnout 31.27

2013-02-19 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 54,524
Registered 62,243
Turnout 87.6

2008-07-08 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 56,911
Registered 70,869
Turnout 80.3

2003-11-27 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 47,488
Registered 82,270
Turnout 57.72

1999-01-18 | Status: Held
Grenadian House of Representatives
Votes 41,753
Registered 73,682
Turnout 56.67

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Grenadian House of Representatives	2022-06-23	Held	60,635	86,658	69.97
Grenadian House of Representatives	2018-03-13	Held	57,621	78,294	73.6
Referendum	2016-11-24	Held	22,274	71,241	31.27
Grenadian House of Representatives	2013-02-19	Held	54,524	62,243	87.6
Grenadian House of Representatives	2008-07-08	Held	56,911	70,869	80.3
Grenadian House of Representatives	2003-11-27	Held	47,488	82,270	57.72
Grenadian House of Representatives	1999-01-18	Held	41,753	73,682	56.67

Voter Turnout

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