
Anguilla elects on territorial level a
legislature
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. The
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible gover ...
has 11 members, 7 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat
constituencies
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, 2 ex officio members and 2 nominated members.
Anguilla has a
multi-party system
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.
Latest election
See also
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Electoral calendar
This national electoral calendar for 2022 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2022 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
* 16 January: Se ...
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Electoral system
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External links
Government Elections website
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