2020 Anguillian general election

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2020 Anguillian general election
Flag of Anguilla.svg
  2015 29 June 20202025 

All 11 seats in the House of Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Ellis Webster 2021.jpg Victor Banks 2015.jpg
Leader Ellis Webster Victor Banks
Party APM AUF
Last election38.26%, 0 seats54.44%, 6 seats
Seats before06
Seats won74
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg2

Map of the 2020 Anguillian general election.svg
Results by district

Premier before election

Victor Banks
AUF

Elected Premier

Ellis Webster
APM

General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest. [2] However it was not invoked.

Contents

Electoral system

The 13-member House of Assembly consists of seven members elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, four at-large members elected from the entire island by plurality at-large voting and two ex officio members. [3] [4] Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees. [5] Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21. [5]

Endorsements

For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South): [6]

For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South): [7]

Campaign

The ruling Anguilla United Front (which won six of the seven elected seats in 2015) nominated a full slate of eleven candidates in November 2019. [8] The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019. [9]

Results

Anguilla Assemblee 2020.svg
PartyConstituencyAt-largeTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Anguilla Progressive Movement 3,68951.33411,97142.8037+7
Anguilla United Front 3,17044.1139,82035.1114−2
Independents3284.5606,18122.1000−1
Ex offico members20
Total7,187100.00727,972100.004130
Valid votes7,18798.55
Invalid/blank votes1061.45
Total votes7,293100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,95161.02
Source: Central Electoral Office, Central Electoral Office

By constituency

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes
1 - Island Harbour Ellis Webster Anguilla Progressive Movement 493
Oris Smith Anguilla United Front 336
Palmavon Webster Independent 167
2 - Sandy Hill Cora Richardson-Hodge Anguilla United Front 318
Jerome Roberts Anguilla Progressive Movement 302
3 - Valley North Evans McNiel Rogers Anguilla United Front 697
Courtney Morton Anguilla Progressive Movement 657
4 - Valley South Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers Anguilla Progressive Movement 861
Victor Banks Anguilla United Front 755
5 - Road North Merrick Richardson Anguilla Progressive Movement align=right|386
Evalie Bradley Anguilla United Front 238
Rommel Hughes Independent 89
6 - Road South Haydn Hughes Anguilla Progressive Movement 727
Curtis Richardson Anguilla United Front 540
7 - West End Cardigan Connor Anguilla United Front 286
Kimberley Fleming Anguilla Progressive Movement 263
Jamie Hodge Independent 72
Island Wide (4 seats)Kyle Hodge Anguilla Progressive Movement 3,557
Jose Vanterpool Anguilla United Front 2,983
Kenneth Hodge Anguilla Progressive Movement 2,917
Quincia Gumbs-Marie Anguilla Progressive Movement 2,840
Kennedy Hodge Anguilla Progressive Movement 2,657
Othlyn Vanterpool Anguilla United Front 2,420
Lockhart Hughes Anguilla United Front 2,290
Mark Romney Anguilla United Front 2,126
Lanny Hobson Independent 1,643
Aunika Lake Independent 1,532
Brent Davis Independent 1,117
Sutcliffe Hodge Independent 1,016
Glenneva Hodge Independent 609
Elkin Richardson Independent 148
Merlyn Duncan Independent 101

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References

  1. "Proclamation - (Appointment of the date for Election of the Assembly).pdf" (PDF). Governor of Anguilla. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "The Anguilla (Coronavirus) (General Election Postponement) Order 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions". Central Electoral Office. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 Anguilla Election Centre Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
  6. "Miss Universe Well Wishes For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
  7. "Anguilla Progressive Movement - APM". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019
  9. APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019