British Virgin Islands general election, 2003
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General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...

 on 16 June 2003. They were won by the National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands)
The National Democratic Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands.In the 2007 general election the incumbent NDP was crushed by the Virgin Islands Party and lost all except for 2 of its seats....

, which took 54.4% of the vote and 8 of the 15 seats on the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands
The House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands, until 2007 known as the Legislative Council, has 15 members; 13 directly elected for four year terms—nine in single-seat constituencies and four "at large"—one ex-officio member and one Speaker chosen from outside the house.The first...

.

Individual territorial seats

First Electoral District
Candidate Carrot Bay Zion Hill Total Percentage
Andrew FAHIE (VIP) 237 321 558 70.9%
Archibald CHRISTIAN (NDP) 51 172 223 28.3%
REJECTED 1 5 6 0.8%
Total number of registered voters: 1,154
Total number of votes cast: 787
Percentage of voters who voted: 68.2%

Second Electoral District
Candidate Meyers Jost Van Dyke Brewers Bay Cane Garden Bay Total Percentage
Alvin CHRISTOPHER (NDP) 146 85 91 185 507 68.3%
Kelvin THOMAS (VIP) 114 13 18 85 230 31.0%
REJECTED 2 0 0 3 5 0.7%
Total number of registered voters: 1,105
Total number of votes cast: 742
Percentage of voters who voted: 67.0%

Third Electoral District
Candidates Sea Cows Bay Total Percentage
Julian FRASER (VIP) 473 473 58.8%
Michael THOMAS (NDP) 325 325 40.4%
REJECTED 7 7 0.9%
Total number of registered voters: 1,058
Total number of votes cast: 805
Percentage of voters who voted: 76.1%

Fourth Electoral District
Candidates Road Town Salt Island Total Pecentage
Mark VANTERPOOL (VIP) 509 2 511 59.0%
Audley MADURO (NDP) 336 1 337 39%
REJECTED 12 0 12 2%
Total number of registered voters: 1,172
Total number of votes cast: 860
Percentage of voters who voted: 73.4%

Fifth Electoral District
Candidates Long Trench Huntum's Ghut Total Percentage
Delores CHRISTOPHER (NDP) 112 250 362 45.3%
Ethlyn SMITH (VIP) 75 284 359 45.0%
Alred Frett (IND) 14 43 57 7.1%
REJECTED 5 15 20 2.5%
Total number of registered voters: 1,222
Total number of votes cast: 798
Percentage of voters who voted: 65.3%

Sixth Electoral District
Candidates Belle Vue Baughers Bay Total Percentage
Omar HODGE (VIP) 73 416 489 55%
Walwyn BREWLEY (NDP) 70 286 356 40%
Leopold RICHARDSON (IND) 4 26 30 3%
REJECTED 2 12 14 2%
Total number of registered voters: 1,289
Total number of votes cast: 889
Percentage of voters who voted: 69%

Seventh Electoral District
Candidates Long Look Total Percentage
Kedrick PICKERING (NDP) 452 452 62.8%
Clinton George (VIP) 263 263 36.5%
REJECTED 5 5 0.7%
Total number of registered voters: 941
Total number of votes cast: 720
Percentage of voters who voted: 76.5%

Eighth Electoral District
Candidates Hope Estate East End Total Percentage
Lloyd BLACK (NDP) 13 445 458 58.2%
Ray George (VIP) 24 296 320 40.7%
REJECTED 0 9 9 1.1%
Total number of registered voters: 1,010
Total number of votes cast: 787
Percentage of voters who voted: 77.9%

Ninth Electoral District
Candidates The Valley North Sound Anegada Total Percentage
Ralph T. O'NEAL
Ralph T. O'Neal
Ralph Telford O'Neal, OBE is the former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, and is expected to be appointed as the leader of the opposition...

 (VIP)
390 173 33 596 60.8%
Hubert O'NEAL 260 60 50 370 37.8%
REJECTED 9 5 0 14 1.4%
Total number of registered voters: 1,233
Total number of votes cast: 980
Percentage of voters who voted: 79.5%

At-large seats

Territorial At-Large Electoral District
Position Name Affiliation Total Percentage
1 SMITH, D. Orlando
Orlando Smith
D. Orlando Smith, OBE is the current Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He also formerly served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 2003 to 2007...

NDP 4300 14.72%
2 SKELTON, Ronnie W. NDP 4165 14.26%
3 PARSONS, Eilieene Lucia NDP 3515 12.03%
4 WATTLEY, Paul P. NDP 3315 11.35%
5 GEORGE, Reeial VIP 3274 11.21%
6 PENN-O'NEAL, Irene VIP 3157 10.81%
7 HARRIGAN, Elvis VIP 3128 10.71%
8 PICKERING, Roy VIP 2766 9.47%
9 MADURO, Conrad IND 590 2.02%
10 CLINE, John I. IND 450 1.54%
11 KETTLE, Henry Einstein IND 220 0.75%
12 DE CASTRO, Richard Courtney IND 172 0.59%
13 BARONVILLE, Eilieene E. IND 142 0.49%
Total ballots cast: 7,351
Total rejected ballots: 15
Total votes rejected: 14
Total valid votes: 29,194
Total votes counted: 29,208
Total registered voters: 10,180
Percentage turnout: 72.21%

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