General elections were held in
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
on 6 June 2016. The result was a victory for the
United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. On 7 June 2016 United Workers Party leader
Allen Chastanet
Allen Michael Chastanet (born 20 November 1960) is a Saint Lucian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 2016 to 2021. He is currently the Opposition Leader of Saint Lucia and the political leader of the ...
was sworn in as
Prime Minister.
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 is elected, who may be from outside the House.
Campaign
The opposition
United Workers Party announced it would be fielding a full slate of 17 candidates. The ruling
Labour Party campaign included 15 pledges to voters.
PM States Top 15 Pledges to St. Lucians
St Lucia Times, 20 May 2016
Results
By constituency
References
External links
Saint Lucia Electoral Department
{{Saint Lucian elections
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
2016 in Saint Lucia
Elections in Saint Lucia
June 2016 events in North America