Qualification for elected membership of the Legislative Assembly is governed by section 51 of the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010.

Persons, who are interested in participating in General elections in Montserrat, must be registered voters who are at least 21 years of age.  These individuals must have been in Montserrat for a period of at least twelve months, out of the five-year period, which comes immediately before their nomination.

Additionally, persons presenting themselves for nomination should be British Overseas Territories citizens, who were born in Montserrat or whose father or mother or grandparent was born in Montserrat. Additionally, at the time of their birth, at least one of their parents should have been born to a parent whose father or mother or grandparent was born in Montserrat.