Elections in Saint Lucia
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Elections in Saint Lucia gives information on election and election results in Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucia elects on national level a legislature. The Legislature has two chambers. The House of Assembly has 17 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 11 appointed members. Saint Lucia has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Latest election
Main article: Saint Lucian general election, 2016
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia Labour Party | 37,172 | 44.09 | 6 | –5 |
| United Workers Party | 46,164 | 54.76 | 11 | +5 |
| Lucian People's Movement | 155 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 810 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,223 | – | – | – |
| Total | 86,524 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 161,883 | 53.45 | – | – |
| Source: Electoral Department | ||||
Past elections
Central Castries by-election
Independent candidate Richard Frederick won the Castries Central seat at a by-election on 13 March 2006. Frederick defeated the incumbent Sarah Flood-Beaubrun and Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate Victor La Corbiniere.
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