Mitchell's NDC heads for second term in Grenada after taking 14 of 15 seats in provisional count

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada. Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has secured a second consecutive term after his National Democratic Congress (NDC) won 14 of Grenada's 15 constituencies in provisional tallies from the general election held on November 5.

The result puts the governing party well past the eight seats needed for a majority in the House of Representatives, although counting was still continuing when the provisional figures were released.

A one-seat opposition

The New National Party (NNP) led only in St George North West, where it took 662 votes against 267 for the NDC, a margin of 395.

Mitchell held his own St David seat comfortably, with 2,130 votes to the NNP's 903, a lead of 1,227. The NDC also posted large margins in St George North East, by 1,580 votes to 718, and in St George South East, by 1,720 to 861.

The closest contest was St Andrew South East, where the NDC overturned an early 21-vote deficit to lead by 32 votes, with 803 against 771 for the NNP.

Elsewhere, the provisional count gave the NDC 937 votes to 398 in St George South, 1,614 to 819 in St Andrew South West, 1,281 to 703 in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and 2,112 to 1,642 in St Mark.

Peaceful polling

According to the election commission, voting passed off peacefully and without incident. NDC supporters celebrated in communities across the island as the results came in.

Mitchell thanked party members, campaign workers and voters for the trust they had placed in the party. He pledged to work for the betterment of Grenadians, saying the country had great potential to rebuild and withstand the problems facing the world.

The provisional figures remain subject to the final official count.