2016 Saint Lucian general election

none Saint Lucia parliamentary 2011 Saint Lucian general election 2011 2021 Saint Lucian general election 2021 All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 2016 06 06 yes 53.45% ( 2.69pp) Allen Chastanet.jpg Allen Chastanet United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) 46,165 46.96%, 6 seats 11 5 54.76% 7.80pp VI Cumbre de las Américas (7077114569) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Kenny Anthony Saint Lucia Labour Party 50.99%, 11 seats 6 5 37,172 44.09% 6.90pp 2016 Saint Lucian general election (results by constituency).svg Results by constituency. Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Saint Lucia Labour Party Allen Chastanet United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)thumb|right|2016 campaign poster for future Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 June 2016.PM Announces Election Date St. Lucia Times 19 May 2016 http://stluciatimes.com/2016/05/19/announces-election-date 19 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821045630/http://stluciatimes.com/2016/05/19/announces-election-date 21 August 2016 dead dmy-all The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats.UWP wins general election St. Lucia News Online 6 June 2016 http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/uwp-wins-general-election/ 6 June 2016 8 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160608195257/http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/uwp-wins-general-election/ dead On 7 June 2016 United Workers Party leader Allen Chastanet was sworn in as Prime Minister.Allen Chastanet sworn in new St Lucia PM Jamaica Observer 7 June 2016 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Allen-Chastanet-sworn-in-new-St-Lucia-PM 7 June 2016 8 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160608131400/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Allen-Chastanet-sworn-in-new-St-Lucia-PM dead Electoral system The 17 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected by first-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies.Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union Following the elections, a Speaker is elected, who may be from outside the House. Campaign The opposition United Workers Party announced it would be fielding a full slate of 17 candidates.UWP announces full slate of 17 candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20160521211754/http://stluciatimes.com/2016/05/20/uwp-announces-full-slate-17-candidates 2016-05-21 St Lucia Times, 20 May 2016 The ruling Labour Party campaign included 15 pledges to voters.PM States Top 15 Pledges to St. Lucians https://web.archive.org/web/20160827044343/http://stluciatimes.com/2016/05/20/states-top-15-pledges-lucians 2016-08-27 St Lucia Times, 20 May 2016 Results File:Sainte-Lucie Assemblée 2016.svg United Workers Party 46165 11 +5 Saint Lucia Labour Party 37172 6 –5 Lucian People's Movement 152 0 0 #4F6228 Independents 813 0 0 2223 0 161883 Saint Lucia Electoral Department By constituency ConstituencyWinnerPartyAnse la Raye/CanariesDominic FedeeUnited Workers Party gainBabonneauEzechiel JosephUnited Workers Party gainCastries CentralSarah Flood-BeaubrunUnited Workers Party holdCastries EastPhilip PierreSaint Lucia Labour Party holdCastries NorthStephenson KingUnited Workers Party holdCastries SouthErnest HilaireSaint Lucia Labour Party holdCastries South EastGuy JosephUnited Workers Party holdChoiseul/SaltibusBradley FelixUnited Workers Party gainDennery NorthShawn EdwardSaint Lucia Labour Party holdDennery SouthEdmund EstephaneUnited Workers Party holdGros IsletLenard MontouteUnited Workers Party gainLaborieAlva BaptisteSaint Lucia Labour Party holdMicoud NorthGale RigobertUnited Workers Party holdMicoud SouthAllen ChastanetUnited Workers Party holdSoufriereHerod StanislausUnited Workers Party gainVieux Fort NorthMoses Jean BaptisteSaint Lucia Labour Party holdVieux Fort SouthKenny AnthonySaint Lucia Labour Party holdSource: St Lucia Times References External links Saint Lucia Electoral Department Saint Lucia General Category:Elections in Saint Lucia Saint Lucia