Universal suffrage was introduced in Montserrat in 1951, with five members elected to the Legislative Council from
1952. Prior to the
1970 elections the number of elected seats was increased to seven. 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. A new constitution was introduced in 2011, which abolished the Legislative Council and replaced it with the
Legislative Assembly. ==See also==