2016 Saint Lucian general election

2016 Saint Lucian general election
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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.45% (Decrease2.69pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Allen Chastanet Kenny Anthony
Party UWP Labour Party
Last election 46.96%, 6 seats 50.99%, 11 seats
Seats won 11 6
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5
Popular vote 46,165 37,172
Percentage 54.76% 44.09%
Swing Increase7.80pp Decrease6.90pp
Results by constituency.
Prime Minister before election

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Allen Chastanet
UWP

2016 campaign poster for future Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 June 2016.[1] The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats.[2] On 7 June 2016 United Workers Party leader Allen Chastanet was sworn in as Prime Minister.[3]

  1. ^ "PM Announces Election Date". St. Lucia Times. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "UWP wins general election". St. Lucia News Online. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Allen Chastanet sworn in new St Lucia PM". Jamaica Observer. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.