2015 Vincentian general election

none July 2026 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines parliamentary 2010 Vincentian general election 2010 2020 Vincentian general election 2020 89,527 73.39% ( 11.06pp) 15 of 23 seats in the House of Assembly 8 9 December 2015 Ralph Gonsalves 2013.jpg Ralph Gonsalves Unity Labour Party 34,246 52.28% 1.17pp 51.11%, 8 seats 8 Arnhim Eustace (cropped).jpg Arnhim Eustace New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 31,027 47.37% 1.30pp 48.67%, 7 seats 7 Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Unity Labour Party Ralph Gonsalves Unity Labour Party 2015 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency 6 December 1998 North Central Windward 27 October 2000 East Kingstown General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 2015."Vincentians to vote on December 9" https://web.archive.org/web/20151211033849/http://www.caribbean360.com/news/vincentians-to-vote-on-december-9 11 December 2015 Caribbean 360, 8 November 2015 The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which retained its one seat majority. However, the NDP has challenged the results in two constituencies, North Windward, and Central Leeward. Electoral system The 15 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.Electoral system IPU Campaign A total of 43 candidates contested the elections.Final voters list posted for 2015 general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines We-FM, 4 December 2015 The two biggest parties were the incumbent Unity Labor Party of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and the opposition New Democratic Party of Arnhim Eustace, both of which ran candidates in all the 15 constituencies. Smaller parties included the Green Party and the Democratic Republican Party, who only competed in seven and six constituencies respectively. As 11,902 registered voters were first-time voters, both major parties looked to woo young voters. Gonsalves emphasised the importance of the youth as "solutions to the problem of our civilisation" rather than "problems to be solved." Eustace announced initiatives aimed at decreasing unemployment, including "proposals for youth, sports, and culture."St. Vincent and Grenadines holds parliamentary elections Xinhua, 10 December 2015 Marginal seats Unity Labour PartyNew Democratic PartyConstituency2010 majorityConstituency2010 majority1South Leeward2.47%1Central Leeward2.27%2North Leeward2.99%2East St. George3.27%3Central Kingstown4.87%3North Windward3.83%4East Kingstown5.95%4West St. George5.46%5West Kingstown6.77%5Marriaqua7.93%6Southern Grenadines16.01%6South Central Windward8.75%7Northern Grenadines36.82%7South Windward11.74%8North Central Windward38.26%Source: Caribbean Elections Conduct The OAS sent an observer team.OAS Mission to Observe St Vincent and the Grenadines Elections Caribbean Journal, 7 December 2015 There were 227 polling stations, which opened between 07:00 and 17:00. Results File:Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Assemblee 2010.svg Unity Labour Party 34246 8 0 New Democratic Party 31027 7 0 Democratic Republican Party 154 0 New #036FC7 Green Party 77 0 0 202 0 89527 Electoral Office Elected MPs ConstituencyElected memberPartyCentral KingstownSt Clair Leacock New Democratic PartyCentral LeewardLouis Straker Unity Labour PartyEast KingstownArnhim Eustace New Democratic PartyEast St. GeorgeCamillo Gonsalves Unity Labour PartyMarriaquaSt. Clair Prince Unity Labour PartyNorth Central WindwardRalph Gonsalves Unity Labour PartyNorth LeewardRoland Mathews New Democratic PartyNorth WindwardMontgomery Daniel Unity Labour PartyNorthern GrenadinesGodwin L. Friday New Democratic PartySouth Central WindwardSaboto Caesar Unity Labour PartySouth LeewardNigel StephensonNew Democratic PartySouth WindwardFrederick StephensonUnity Labour PartySouthern GrenadinesTerrance Ollivierre New Democratic PartyWest KingstownDaniel Cummings New Democratic PartyWest St. GeorgeCecil Mckie Unity Labour PartySource: I-Witness News Reactions In reaction to the win Gonsalves said: "I am humbled and honoured that the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines embraced our bold vision for the future and rejected the politics of hate," he also called for national unity to address developmental challenges. However he added that there were issues in the constituencies of North Leeward and South Leeward and "we are also calling for an immediate recount to ensure that all the votes are counted in those constituencies. There are more rejected ballots than the margin and those ballots should be examined closely to determine the intent of the voters." The NDP refused to concede the defeat according to inconsistencies in the Central Leeward constituency. A party statement read: "We of the New Democratic Party are confident that we have won the general elections based on figures received by our various polling agents. Our figures show that we won the Central Leeward seat by six votes, which means that we won the general elections by eight seats to seven."Unity Labor Party wins St. Vincent and Grenadines parliamentary elections Xinhua, 11 December 2015 Leader of the opposition Arnhim Eustace, who won his seat against ULP candidate Luke Brown by fewer than 50 votes, added that there were many irregularities took place in his constituency of East Kingstown, including "illegal voting, and contradictory voters list to agents."Ruling party wins historic fourth term in St Vincent and the Grenadines https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101754/http://www.winnfm.com/index.php/news/regional/15039-ruling-party-wins-historic-fourth-term-in-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines 22 December 2015 WINN FM, 10 December 2015 References General Saint Vincent Category:Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:December 2015 in North America