House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
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The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two chambers. The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Legislature. It has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.
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[edit] Latest general election
| Parties | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) | 42,456 | 50.99 | +2.7% | 11 | +5 |
| United Workers Party (UWP) | 39,100 | 46.96 | –4.3% | 6 | –5 |
| Independents | 1,338 | 1.61 | +1.3% | 0 | — |
| National Democratic Movement (NDM) | 200 | 0.24 | — | 0 | — |
| Lucian People's Movement (LPM) | 143 | 0.17 | — | 0 | — |
| Lucian Greens (LG) | 23 | 0.03 | — | 0 | — |
| Valid votes (turnout 56.14%) | 83,260 | 100.00 | 17 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
[edit] Current Composition
Following the election of 28 November 2011, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprises the following members:[1][2]
| Constituency | Name | Party |
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| Gros Islet | Emma Hippolyte | SLP |
| Babonneau | Alvina Reynolds | SLP |
| Castries North | Stephenson King | UWP |
| Castries East | Philip Pierre | SLP |
| Castries Central | Richard Frederick | UWP |
| Castries South | Robert Kennedy Lewis | SLP |
| Castries South East | Guy Joseph | UWP |
| Anse la Raye and Canaries | Desmond Long | SLP |
| Soufriere | Harold Dalson | SLP |
| Choiseul | Lorne Theophilus | SLP |
| Laborie | Alva Baptiste | SLP |
| Vieux Fort North | Moses Jean Baptiste | SLP |
| Vieux Fort South | Kenny Anthony | SLP |
| Micoud South | Arsene James | UWP |
| Micoud North | Gale Rigobert | UWP |
| Dennery South | Edmund Estephane | UWP |
| Dennery North | Marcus Nicholas | UWP |
[edit] Previous general election
| Parties | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| United Workers Party (UWP) | 38,894 | 51.3 | +13.5% | 11 | +8 |
| Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) | 36,604 | 48.3 | –7.7% | 6 | –8 |
| Independents | 258 | 0.3 | — | 0 | — |
| Total (turnout 58.5%) | 75,756 | 100.0 | 17 | ||
| Sources: Summary election results – 11 Dec 2006, OAS | |||||
[edit] Previous Composition
As at 14 June 2011, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprised the following members:[3]
| Constituency | Name | Party |
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| Gros Islet | Leonard Spider Montoute | UWP |
| Babonneau | Ezekiel Joseph | UWP |
| Castries North | Stephenson King | UWP |
| Castries East | Philip Pierre | SLP |
| Castries Central | Richard Frederick | UWP |
| Castries South | Robert Kennedy Lewis | SLP |
| Castries South East | Guy Joseph | UWP |
| Anse la Raye and Canaries | Keith Mondesir | UWP |
| Soufriere | Harold Dalson | SLP |
| Choiseul | Rufus Bousquet | UWP |
| Laborie | Alva Baptiste | SLP |
| Vieux Fort North | Moses Jean Baptiste | SLP |
| Vieux Fort South | Kenny Anthony | SLP |
| Micoud South | Arsene James | UWP |
| Micoud North | Jeannine Compton-Antoine | Independent[4] |
| Dennery South | Edmund Estephane | UWP |
| Dennery North | Marcus Nicholas | UWP |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/govfolks/members_of_the_house_of_assembly.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "IT'S FINAL: SLP 11, UWP 6". The Voice. 3 December 2011. http://www.thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2011/december/03_12_11/ITS_FINAL.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110614063610/http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/govfolks/members_of_the_house_of_assembly.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "JEANNINE RESIGNS FROM UWP!". The Voice. 8 February 2011. http://thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2011/feburary/08_02_11/JEANNINE.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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