House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two chambers. The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Legislature. It has 17 or 18 members: 17 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and a speaker elected by the 17 members, who may be one of their number or a person chosen from outside the House.[2][3]
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Chambre d'assemblée de Sainte-Lucie | |
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11th Saint Lucian Parliament | |
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Type | Lower House of the Parliament |
Leadership | |
Neville Cenac
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Andy Daniel[1] since 20 March 2018 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 18 MPs |
House political groups | Her Majesty's Government
HM Loyal Opposition
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Legislative
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Administrative divisions (Quarters) |
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Latest general election
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Saint Lucia Labour Party | 37,172 | 44.09 | 6 | –5 |
United Workers Party | 46,164 | 54.76 | 11 | +5 |
Lucian People's Movement | 155 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
Independents | 810 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,223 | – | – | – |
Total | 86,524 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 161,883 | 53.45 | – | – |
Source: Electoral Department |
Current composition
Following the election of 6 June 2016, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprises the following members:[4]
Constituency | Name | Party |
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Gros Islet | Lenard Montoute | UWP |
Babonneau | Ezechiel Joseph | UWP |
Castries North | Stephenson King | UWP |
Castries East | Philip Pierre | SLP |
Castries Central | Sarah Flood-Beaubrun | UWP |
Castries South | Ernest Hilaire | SLP |
Castries South East | Guy Joseph | UWP |
Anse la Raye and Canaries | Dominic Fedee | UWP |
Soufriere | Herold Stanislas | UWP |
Choiseul | Bradley Felix | UWP |
Laborie | Alva Baptiste | SLP |
Vieux Fort North | Moses Jean Baptiste | SLP |
Vieux Fort South | Kenny Anthony | SLP |
Micoud South | Allen Chastanet | UWP |
Micoud North | Gale Rigobert | UWP |
Dennery South | Edmund Estephane | UWP |
Dennery North | Shawn Edwards | SLP |
Previous 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 |
Previous composition
Following the election of 28 November 2011, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprised the following members:[5][6]
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 | Shawn Edwards | SLP |
Electoral constituencies
Saint Lucia has 17 electoral segments, each of which elects one Parliamentary Representative to the House of Assembly:[7]
- Canaries & Anse-la-Raye
- Babonneau
- Castries Central
- Castries North
- Castries North East
- Castries South
- Castries South East
- Choiseul
- Dennery North
- Dennery South
- Gros Islet
- Laborie
- Micoud North
- Micoud South
- Soufriere
- Vieux Fort North
- Vieux Fort South
References
- "New Speaker of the House and Senate President sworn in". Loop News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- House of Assembly website – the House of Assembly
- Parliament website – Speaker of the House Archived May 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "Members of the House of Assembly". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "IT'S FINAL: SLP 11, UWP 6". The Voice. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- "Members of the House of Assembly", Government of St. Lucia, 2008, stlucia.gov.lc (see below: References).
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