2011 Saint Lucian general election

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2011 Saint Lucian general election
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg
  2006 28 November 2011 2016  

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.14% (Decrease2.svg2.32pp)
 First partySecond party
  Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucia.jpg Stephenson King.jpg
Leader Kenny Anthony Stephenson King
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election48.32%, 6 seats51.34%, 11 seats
Seats won116
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote42,62039,336
Percentage50.99%46.96%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.67ppDecrease2.svg 4.38pp

2011 Saint Lucian general election (results by constituency).svg
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Stephenson King
UWP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 28 November 2011. [1] The result was a victory for the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. [2] On 30 November 2011 Labour Party leader Kenny Anthony was sworn in as Prime Minister. [3]

Contents

Electoral System

The 17 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected by first-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies. Following the elections, a Speaker was elected, who may be from outside the House.

Results

Sainte-Lucie Assemblee 2011.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party 42,45650.9911+5
United Workers Party 39,10046.966–5
National Democratic Movement2000.240New
Lucian People's Movement1430.170New
Lucian Greens230.030New
Independents 1,3381.6100
Total83,260100.00170
Valid votes83,26097.91
Invalid/blank votes1,7752.09
Total votes85,035100.00
Registered voters/turnout151,46656.14
Source: Caribbean Elections

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