1997 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.[2]

1997 Saint Lucian general election
23 May 1997
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.05% (Increase3.26pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kenny Anthony Vaughan Lewis
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 43.17%, 16 seats 56.67%, 11 seats
Seats won 16 1
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 10
Popular vote 44,153 25,565
Percentage 61.35% 36.58%
Swing Increase18.18pp Decrease20.09pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Vaughan Lewis
UWP

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Politics of Saint Lucia
Executive
Legislative
Elections
Administrative divisions (Quarters)
Foreign relations

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party44,15361.3516+8
United Workers Party26,32536.581–8
Independents1,4942.080New
Total71,972100.00170
Valid votes71,97297.87
Invalid/blank votes1,5632.13
Total votes73,535100.00
Registered voters/turnout111,33066.05
Source: Nohlen, IPU

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p591
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