In a decisive display of electoral support, Grenada’s sitting Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has locked in a second consecutive five-year mandate after his National Democratic Congress (NDC) delivered a resounding landslide performance in the Caribbean island nation’s Thursday, November 5, 2026, general election. Provisional vote tallies compiled by local electoral observers show the ruling NDC has claimed 14 out of 15 contested seats in the country’s House of Representatives, a dramatic surge from the 9-seat majority the party secured when it ousted the long-governing New National Party (NNP) in the 2022 polls. The only seat that eluded the NDC’s near-sweep is the St. George North West constituency, retained by the opposition NNP, which is now led by Emmalin Pierre – who took over the party leadership from former long-serving Prime Minister Keith Mitchell in 2024. The outcome marks a crushing leadership test for Pierre’s two-year tenure at the NNP’s helm, as the party that once dominated Grenadian politics is left with minimal parliamentary representation to serve as official opposition. Prime Minister Mitchell, who first assumed office in June 2022, ran his re-election campaign on a platform of actionable economic modernization, expanded access to quality public healthcare, and targeted interventions to bring down persistently high youth unemployment across the island and its sister isles of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Preliminary constituency-level breakdowns confirm Mitchell secured a commanding lead in his home St. David riding, earning 2,130 votes compared to just 903 for his NNP challenger. The NDC also posted overwhelming margins in St. George North East, St. George South East, and the combined Carriacou and Petite Martinique constituency. The tightest race of the night unfolded in St. Andrew South East, where provisional counts put the NDC candidate ahead by a razor-thin 32 votes, with local electoral officials confirming that final verification of all ballots is still ongoing ahead of the formal official results declaration. The sweeping win cements Mitchell’s political authority as he enters his second term, giving him a robust parliamentary majority to advance his administration’s long-term policy agenda for the small island developing state.
Dickon Mitchell wins second term as NDC sweeps 14 of Grenada’s 15 seats
