Politics of Montserrat

Executive branch

The Governor is appointed by the Monarch. The Premier is appointed by the Governor from among the members of the Legislative Assembly.

His cabinet is appointed by the Governor from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly and consists also of the Attorney General, and the Finance Secretary.

The current Premier of the island is Easton Taylor-Farrell, of the Movement for Change and Prosperity, replacing the outgoing Premier, Donaldson Romeo of the People's Democratic Movement, who was the second Premier of Montserrat.

Legislative branch

Montserrat elects on territorial level a legislature. The Legislative Assembly has 9 members, elected for a five-year term in one constituency.

Political parties and elections

Political parties do not adhere to a single defined ideology and are difficult to distinguish from each other. Instead, policy emphasis shifts depending on the popular approval of the party leader and their policies.^[1]

Most recent election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Change and Prosperity	8,511	42.7	5	+3
	People's Democratic Movement	5,969	29.9	3	–4
	Montserrat United Labour Party	1,227	6.2	0	New
	Montserrat National Congress	828	4.2	0	New
	Independents	3,414	17.1	1	+1
	Ex officio members	–	–	2	0
Total		19,949	100	11	0
Valid ballots		2,403	99.6
Invalid/blank ballots		9	0.4
Total votes cast		2,412	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,858	62.5
Source: Caribbean Elections

Judicial branch

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consists of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal.

Administrative divisions

Montserrat is divided in 3 parishes;

International organization participation

References