2021 Neo Kingston general election

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The 2021 Neo Kingston general election will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Each of the 800 parliamentary constituencies will elect a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Representatives while all 100 Senate seats will be filled by proportional representation.

The previous Parliament was dissolved on April 19 with new nominations held on April 27. All Neo Kingstonion citizens over the age of 18 on the date of election are permitted to vote.

The election was originally scheduled to be held on May 19, 2020 but was delayed to November 17, 2020 and then to its final date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Central issues of the election include the public health and economic impacts of the pandemic; the socioeconomic direction of the country following the pandemic; reform, sustainability and coverage of old age pensions; and corruption in government. The election was widely viewed as a referendum on the performance of the Bradshaw government. While his party remained relatively popular, the incumbent Prime Minister and his Cabinet was disapproved of regarding their handling of public health matters during the pandemic, and suffered from a series of scandals and apparent disorganization.

This election was the first faced by Prime Minister Kevin Bradshaw and Opposition Leader Kristy Jordan as leaders of their parties. Bradshaw became leader of the People's National Party (PNP) and Prime Minister in October 2018 following the resignation of Zachary Monroe. Jordan was elected leader of the Democratic Movement (DM) and appointed Leader of the Opposition in January 2020.

Overall Results

House of Representatives

Political party Votes MPs
Earned % of total Change (%) Elected Change
People's National Party
Democratic Movement
Liberal Democrats
Kingston Socialist Party
Party for Kingstonian Independence
Green Party
Others/Independents
Total (voter turnout --.--%) 100.0 800

Breakdown of Results

Counties

ALENDO GUS
PNP DM LD KSP PKI Ind/Oth TOTAL
2016 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
2021 8
ALISON
PNP DM LD KSP PKI Ind/Oth TOTAL
2016 37 14 5 1 0 4 61
2021 61