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Encyclopedia > Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Politics of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Politics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands Country name: conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies Data code: VQ Dependency status: organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs...

Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in the U.S. Virgin Islands. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...


The U.S. Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. Although U.S. citizens, Virgin Islanders cannot vote in U.S. Presidential elections. At the national level, the U.S. Virgin Islands elects a delegate to Congress. The United States presidential elections determine who becomes the President of the United States for the next four years. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...


At the territorial level, fifteen senators -- seven from the district of Saint Croix, seven from the district of Saint Thomas and Saint John, and one senator at-large (who must be a resident of Saint John) -- are elected for two-years term to the unicameral Virgin Islands Legislature. The Washington Senators can refer to: The Washington Senators (officially named the Washington Nationals during the 1905–1956 seasons), an American League baseball team based in Washington, D.C. from 1901 to 1960. ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ... Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). ... Saint John is the smallest of the three main United States Virgin Islands (USVI), a United States territory. ...


Since 1970, the U.S. Virgin Islands has elected a territorial governor every four years. Previous governors were appointed by the President of the United States. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...


The main political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands are the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, the Independent Citizens Movement (ICM), and the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands. Additional candidates run as independents. The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Independent Citizens Movement (or Independent Citizens Movement) is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Republican Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

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Last elections

Elections for Delegate to Congress and Senators were last held on November 2, 2004. The current delegate is Congresswoman Donna Christian-Christensen. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Election tallies can be found at:

  • http://www.vivote.gov/html/generalresults.html
  • http://www.vivote.gov/html/2004%20GENERAL%20CERTSt.%20Thomas-St.pdf
  • http://www.vivote.gov/html/GENERALCERTIFICATION2004_St%20Croix.pdf

Gubenatorial elections were last held on November 5, 2002. Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull and Lieutenant Governor Vargrave A. Richards were elected over Michael Bornn and Morty Golden, Dr. Cora Christian and George Hodge, John deJongh and Paul Arnold, Gerard Luz James II and Maryleen Thomas, Lloyd L. Williams and Miguel A. Camacho, and Ike Williams and Jonathan Marius. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Wesley Turnbull Charles Wesley Turnbull is the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...


Past elections

See

List of U.S. Virgin Islands Governors 1917 - 1917 Edwin Taylor Pollock 1917 - 1919 James Harrison Oliver 1919 - 1921 Joseph Wallace Oman 1921 - 1922 Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle 1922 - 1923 Henry Hughes Hough 1923 - 1925 Philip Williams 1925 - 1927 Martin Edwin Trench 1927 - 1931 Waldo A. Evans 1931 - 1935 Paul... 26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic... Delegates of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. Congress Categories: U.S. Virgin Islands ...

See also

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • Electionworld
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • Election Systems of the US Virgin Islands


 

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