At stake in this election:

• 15 seats in the House of Representatives

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL
• Assembly: Grenada has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 13 seats and the House of Representatives with 15 seats.

* Queen Elizabeth II is represented by Governor-General Daniel WILLIAMS.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary N/A.
• 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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: New National Party (NNP)
  • Leader: Keith MITCHELL
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 4
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 8
• Party: National Democratic Congress (NDC)
  • Leader: Tillman THOMAS
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 11
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 7
• Party: United Labor Platform (LP)
  • Leader: Francis ALEXIS
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Others/Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 103,934 (2008)
• Registered Voters: 70,869 (July 2008 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 52,107 (2008)

·         Is Grenada a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Grenada ratified CEDAW: Yes (30 August 1990)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 2 (House of Representatives) following the 2008 elections

·         Human Development Index Position: 79 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Grenada a signatory to CRPD: Yes (12 July 2010)

·         Has Grenada ratified CRPD: Yes (27 August 2014)

·         Population with a disability: 15,590 (est.)