POLITICS · GRENADA
Key Facts
- —The country Grenada is a three-island Eastern Caribbean state. Its House of Representatives has 15 elected seats, one for each constituency.
- —What happened Writs were issued on 2 October 2026. The official Gazette sets nomination day for Thursday 15 October and polling day for Thursday 5 November 2026.
- —Who is involved Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell’s National Democratic Congress (NDC), which won 9 of 15 seats in June 2022, faces the opposition New National Party (NNP).
- —What it means for you Voter registration closed when the writ arrived on 2 October. Voters can check the roll at peogrenada.org or on printed lists at courthouses and other public offices.
- —Still open Final candidate lists, due when nominations close at noon on 15 October. Also open: the deadline for returning the writ and the timing of the 2027 budget.
The Grenada election date is Thursday 5 November 2026, according to an official notice in the Government Gazette dated 2 October. Nomination day, when candidates must formally file their papers, is Thursday 15 October.
Supervisor of Elections Arthur Pierre signed the notice two days before Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell had promised to name the date. On 2 October The Rio Times reported that he planned to announce it on Sunday 4 October.
What the writ sets out
Governor-General Dame Cécile La Grenade, who represents King Charles III, issued the writs on 2 October, the Gazette notice states. They went to the returning officers of all 15 constituencies.
Parliament was dissolved the same day by her proclamation, a notice from Clerk of Parliament Finley Jeffrey said. The Supervisor of Elections received the writ at 3:45 pm, NOW Grenada, a local news site, reported on 3 October.
On nomination day the constituency offices accept nominations from 9:00 am to 12 noon. Nomination forms can be collected beforehand on weekdays, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The election law requires the poll to fall between 15 and 21 days after nomination day. Thursday 5 November is the 21st day, the latest date the rule allows.
Registration is now closed
The issuing of the writ closed voter registration, which stays suspended until after the election, the Parliamentary Elections Office said. Mitchell had urged unregistered Grenadians to sign up by Friday 2 October.
Voters can check their entry on the office’s website, peogrenada.org. Printed lists are posted at courthouses, medical stations, revenue offices and, where no public building exists, private homes.
The contest ahead
Mitchell’s NDC won nine of the 15 seats in June 2022, ending the NNP government. Eight seats make a majority in the House of Representatives, the elected lower chamber.
The NNP will campaign without its longtime leader, former prime minister Keith Mitchell, who is not related to the prime minister. Parliament marked his 42 years as member for St George North-West at a special sitting on 1 October, RJR News reported.
“This is expected to be the last time that I will be officially here as a parliamentarian,” he told the House. NOW Grenada carried the remarks on 2 October.
The NDC has said it will present its 15 candidates at a rally in St Mark on Sunday 4 October. The NNP is led by Emmalin Pierre, the parliamentary opposition leader.
For background on the dissolution, see Grenada Parliament to Dissolve, Election Date Due Sunday. For the islands themselves, see Grenada Explained 2026, the Spice Island at a Glance.
Government business carries on
The Grenada election date also shapes the 2027 budget. Mike Sylvester, permanent secretary in the finance ministry, told NOW Grenada on 1 October that technical preparations are continuing.
Draft budgets from ministries are already in, he said, and Cabinet has approved the medium-term fiscal framework. Presentation now waits for the result.
A late budget would not be new. The Mitchell government presented its 2025 budget in March 2025, after Hurricane Beryl shifted the usual year-end timetable, NOW Grenada noted.
What Is Not Yet Known
The final candidate lists will only be fixed when nominations close at noon on 15 October. The Gazette allows nominations to be received on that day only.
The Gazette notice does not state the deadline for returning the writ, the formal step that closes the process. When the 2027 budget reaches the new House is also open.
Sources: Government of Grenada, Government Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 47, Notice of Issuance of Writs (2 October 2026); NOW Grenada (3 October, 2 October, 2 October, 1 October 2026); RJR News (2 October 2026).
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