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The Anguillan general election was held on 15 February 2010. [1] Seven seats in the Anguilla House of Assembly were contested in the election. [1]
The incumbent Chief Minister of Anguilla Osbourne Fleming chose to retire and not stand for election. [2] Fleming is a member of the Anguilla National Alliance, which is part of the ruling Anguilla United Front (AUF), a conservative coalition which won 4 of the 7 seats in the Assembly during the 2005 general election.
The Chief Minister of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
Osbourne Berrington Fleming is a politician and a former chief minister of Anguilla. He held that post from March 6, 2000, three days after the Anguilla United Front, a conservative coalition which included Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance won parliamentary elections, gaining at least 4 of the 7 seats, until February 15 2010 in which he retired from his seat as the chief minister of Anguilla. Mr. Fleming was a prominent and successful businessman prior to entering politics. He served for many years as Minister of Finance before winning election as Anguilla's Chief Minister.
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In 2009, the year before the election, Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming, who was also the leader of the Anguilla United Front (AUF), announced that he would not stand for re-election in the 2010 race. [2] Two other members of the ruling AUF also announced their intent to retire as well - Parliamentary Secretary Albert Hughes and Communications and Works Minister Kenneth Harrigan. [2] Collectively, Fleming, Hughes and Harrigan had been active in Anguillan politics for more than 80 years. [2] It was announced that Finance Minister Victor Banks would succeed Fleming as the party leader of the AUF coalition. [2]
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On Monday, January 4, 2010, the last day of the current Assembly, the leader of government business held talks with the Governor of Anguilla, Alistair Harrison, concerning the dissolution of the legislative body to pave the way for new elections. [2] That same day, Chief Minister Fleming told the Assembly that he felt that the previous five years of AUF in Anguilla had been a success, "The people elected us for five years and five years it would be, that was my commitment that was my pledge." [2]
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Retiring Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming officially set February 15, 2010, as the date for the election during a public meeting of the ruling Anguilla United Front (AUF) in Blowing Point held on January 5, 2010. [2] In his announcement, Fleming told supporters, "Tonight, I take great pleasure in advising you that by the help of God, because we don't know what could happen, elections in Anguilla will be on the 15th of February 2010." [2]
Colville Petty, the supervisor of elections, reported that 8,652 voters were registered to vote in the seven electoral districts on the island. [3] That marked an increase in voter registration from the 2005 general election, when 7,558 people registered to vote. [3] Electoral District Four, which includes parts of The Valley, the capital of Anguilla, had the largest number of registered voters in the 2010 election, with a total of 1,789. [3]
Twenty candidates registered to contest the seven Assembly seats in the election. [1] [3] The nomination papers for all candidates were due on Thursday, January 21, 2010. [3]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla United Front | 2,781 | 39.37 | 2 | ||
| Anguilla United Movement | 2,308 | 32.68 | 4 | ||
| Anguilla Progressive Party | 1,039 | 14.71 | 1 | ||
| Independents | 935 | 13.24 | — | ||
| Appointed members | — | — | 4 | ||
| Total (turnout 81.5%) | 7,063 | 100 | 11 | ||
| Source: Elections Anguilla | |||||
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