2025 Saint Lucian general election

2025 Saint Lucian general election

←  2021 1 December 2025 (2025-12-01)
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	48.45% ( 2.63 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Philip J. Pierre Allen Chastanet Party Labour Party UWP Last election 50.14%, 13 seats 42.91%, 2 seats Seats won 14 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 48,855 32,597 Percentage 55.77% 37.21% Swing 5.63 pp 5.70 pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Philip J. Pierre Labour Party Elected Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 1 December 2025 to elect all 17 members of the House of Assembly. The incumbent Saint Lucia Labour Party won a landslide, increasing both its number of seats and share of the popular vote. This was the first time since independence that an incumbent government improved its performance while seeking a second consecutive term. The opposition United Workers Party won only one seat, equalling its worst result alongside the 1997 election. The election also ended a 24-year streak of single-term governments, marking the first reelection of a government since 2001.

Electoral system

The 17 elected members of the House of Assembly are elected by first-past-the-post in single member constituencies. ^[1]

According to the constitution, elections for a new Parliament session can be held at the latest five years and 90 days after the opening of the previous session. The first session after the 2021 election was held on 17 August 2021, ^[2] leaving the deadline for the next elections as November 2026.

Campaign

Pierre called the elections formally on 9 November, with a nomination day of November 21 and an election day for 1 December. The Saint Lucian parliament was dissolved on 10 November for the campaign period. ^[3] The ensuing campaign largely focused on crime, healthcare, infrastructure, youth opportunities, and economic growth. ^[3]

During the campaign, Pierre advocated for stability and cautious economic management. Chastanet meanwhile blamed Pierre for a declining security situation due to less American support of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force; this support was withdrawn amid human rights abuses by Saint Lucian police per the U.S Leahy Laws. Chastanet also called for a re-evaluation of the St. Lucian citizenship-by-investment program, which is an important source of income in the country but has been criticized by the United States for being allegedly exploitable by foreign adversaries. ^[4]

The UWP's campaign was characterized as being rather inconsistent. Many members of the campaign sought to utilize the legacy of John Compton, the first prime minister of an independent St. Lucia and cofounder of the UWP, while others distanced themselves from him, seeking to instead create a messaging system outside of Compton. Additionally, while the UWP was seen as having grand messaging, said messaging was hindered by the lack of record on their part for their goals. By contrast, the Labour party ran a more ground-level campaign, capitalizing on their governance in the past few years to secure voter confidence. ^[5]

Results

The Labour Party triumphed in the elections, winning 14 seats out of the 17 in the House of Assembly. ^[6] The UWP won one seat; Micoud South, the seat of party leader Allen Chastanet. This was one of the seats the UWP had won in 2021; the other one, Choiseul, held by Bradley Felix, was lost to Labour Party member Keithson Charles. ^[7] Two independents, Stephenson King of Castries North, and Richard Frederick of Castries Central, were reelected in their constituencies ^[7] despite being expected to face much stiffer competition during the 2025 election. Both MPs were ex-UWP members. ^[8] After the election, Pierre stated, "There is a place in Parliament for the opposition, and we will move forward and work moving forward together." ^[9] Chastanet resigned as leader of the UWP on December 5. ^[10]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Saint Lucia Labour Party	48,855	55.77	14	+1
	United Workers Party	32,597	37.21	1	–1
	National Congress Party	42	0.05	0	New
	Independents	6,108	6.97	2	0
Total		87,602	100.00	17	0
Valid votes		87,602	97.91
Invalid/blank votes		1,869	2.09
Total votes		89,471	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		184,654	48.45
Source: Electoral Department

By constituency

Constituency	Electorate	Turnout	%	Political party		Candidate	Votes	%
Anse la Raye/Canaries	8,940	4,975	55.65		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Wayne Girard	2,746	56.0
					United Workers Party	Dominic Fedee	2,154	44.0
Babonneau	13,905	6,718	48.31		Saint Lucia Labour Party	John Paul Estaphane	3,918	58.8
					United Workers Party	Leo Titus Preville	2,747	41.2
Castries Central	9,204	3,682	40.00		Independent	Richard Frederick	2,151	59.5
					United Workers Party	Rosh Neshach Clarke	1,082	29.9
					Independent	Stanley Felix	369	10.2
					National Congress Party	Andre Robert Matthew	13	0.4
Castries East	12,861	5,289	41.12		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Philip J. Pierre	4,014	77.8
					United Workers Party	Peter Denis Chicot	1,142	22.2
Castries North	12,706	5,364	42.22		Independent	Stephenson King	3,485	66.0
					United Workers Party	Stephen John Feverier	1,722	32.6
					Independent	Marcellus Stiede	33	0.6
					National Congress Party	Jeana Merlissa Matthew	29	0.5
					Independent	Brenda Edwin	10	0.2
Castries South	9,795	4,942	50.45		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Ernest Hilaire	3,228	67.7
					United Workers Party	Tommy Hogarth Descartes	1,519	31.8
					Independent	David A. Hird	23	0.5
Castries South East	15,491	7,677	49.56		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Lisa Jawahir	4,299	57.4
					United Workers Party	Guy Joseph	3,187	42.6
Choiseul	11,539	5,705	49.44		Saint Lucia Labour Party (gain)	Keithson Charles	2,941	53.9
					United Workers Party	John Bradley Felix	2,517	46.1
Dennery North	9,261	4,873	52.62		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Shawn A. Edward	2,786	58.0
					United Workers Party	Bradley Marcelle Fulgence	2,020	42.0
Dennery South	5,507	3,096	56.22		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Alfred Prospere	1,566	50.9
					United Workers Party	Benson Valens Emile	1,508	49.1
Gros Islet	25,831	12,350	47.81		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Kenson Joel Casimir	8,175	67.9
					United Workers Party	Marcella Adella Johnson	3,861	32.1
Laborie	7,996	3,244	40.57		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Alva Baptiste	2,612	81.2
					United Workers Party	Laura Romina Jean Pierre	606	18.8
Micoud North	8,085	4,080	50.46		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Jeremiah Norbert	2,321	57.4
					United Workers Party	Elisha Norbert	1,715	42.4
					Independent	Marius Wilson	5	0.1
Micoud South	7,806	3,964	50.78		United Workers Party	Allen Chastanet	2,292	58.6
					Saint Lucia Labour Party	Shanda Lee Harracksingh	1,619	41.4
Soufriere	8,532	5,210	61.06		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Emma Hippolyte	2,622	51.8
					United Workers Party	Herod Adrien Stanislas	2,442	48.2
Vieux Fort North	7,205	3,451	47.90		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Moses Jean Baptiste	2,444	72.4
					United Workers Party	Calixte Ian Xavier	932	27.6
Vieux Fort South	9,990	4,851	48.56		Saint Lucia Labour Party	Danny Butcher	3,564	75.2
					United Workers Party	Leanna Eva Johannes-Paul	1,145	24.2
					Independent	David Troy Charles	18	0.4
					Independent	Choix Z. C Melchoir	14	0.3
Source: Electoral Department

References

1. Election for Saint Lucian House of Representatives IFES
2. Opening of the First Session of the 12th Parliament of Saint Lucia (Aug. 17, 2021), 17 August 2021, retrieved 27 August 2021
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