1997 Saint Lucian general election

1997 Saint Lucian general election

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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.05% (3.26pp)
First party Second party   Leader Kenny Anthony Vaughan Lewis Party Labour Party UWP Last election 43.17%, 16 seats 56.67%, 11 seats Seats won 16 1 Seat change 10 10 Popular vote 44,153 25,565 Percentage 61.35% 36.58% Swing 18.18pp 20.09pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Vaughan Lewis UWP Subsequent Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Labour Party

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General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997.^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.^[2]