2001 Montserratian general election


General elections were held in Montserrat on 2 April 2001. The result was a victory for the New People's Liberation Movement, which won seven of the nine seats in the Legislative Council. NLPM leader John Osborne became Chief Minister.

Electoral system

A new electoral system was introduced for the 2001 elections as a result of the volcanic eruptions rendering four of the seven constituencies uninhabitable. The seven single-member constituencies were replaced with one nine-member constituency in which voters could vote for nine candidates.

Campaign

A total of 24 candidates contested the elections. The NLPM and the National Progressive Party both fielded nine candidates, with six independents also running.

Results