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.

* The monarchy is hereditary.
The Queen is represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary N/A.
• In the Senate 10 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms*. In the House of Representatives 15 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

* In the Senate, 10 members are appointed by the government and 3 members are chosen by the opposition party 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: 15
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 8
• Party: National Democratic Congress (NDC)
  • Leader: Joan PURCELL
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 5
• Party: Grenada United Labour Party (GULP)
  • Leader: Raphael FLETCHER
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 2
• Party: Other parties and independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

• Legislative elections were last held on June 20, 1995.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 101,441 (1999)
• Registered Voters: 73,682 (1999)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 51,301 (1999)

·         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: 4 (House of Representatives) following the 1999 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: 15,216 (est.)