2020 Anguillian general election

General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest.[2] However it was not invoked.

2020 Anguillian general election
29 June 2020
All 11 seats in the House of Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ellis Webster Victor Banks
Party APM AUF
Last election 38.26%, 0 seats 54.44%, 6 seats
Seats before 0 6
Seats won 7 4
Seat change Increase7 Decrease2
Results by district
Premier before election

Victor Banks
AUF

 Elected Premier

Ellis Webster
APM

Politics of Anguilla

Electoral system

The 13-member House of Assembly consists of seven members elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, four at-large members elected from the entire island by plurality at-large voting and two ex officio members.[3][4] Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees.[5] Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21.[5]

Endorsements

For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South):[6]

For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South):[7]

Campaign

The ruling Anguilla United Front (which won six of the seven elected seats in 2015) nominated a full slate of eleven candidates in November 2019.[8] The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019.[9]

Results
PartyConstituencyAt-largeTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Anguilla Progressive Movement3,68951.33411,97142.8037+7
Anguilla United Front3,17044.1139,82035.1114−2
Independents3284.5606,18122.1000−1
Ex offico members20
Total7,187100.00727,972100.004130
Valid votes7,18798.55
Invalid/blank votes1061.45
Total votes7,293100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,95161.02
Source: Central Electoral Office, Central Electoral Office

By constituency
Constituency APM candidate Votes AUF candidate Votes Independent candidate Votes
1 - Island Harbour Ellis Lorenzo Webster 493 Oris Smith 336 Palmavon Webster 167
2 - Sandy Hill Jerome Roberts 302 Cora Richardson-Hodge 318
3 - Valley North Courtney Morton 657 Evans McNiel Rogers 697
4 - Valley South Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers 861 Victor Banks 755
5 - Road North Merrick Richardson 386 Evalie Bradley 238 Rommel Hughes 89
6 - Road South Haydn Hughes 727 Curtis Richardson 540
7 - West End Kimberley Fleming 263 Cardigan Connor 286 Jamie Hodge 72
At-large (4 seats) Kyle Hodge 3,557 Jose Vanterpool 2,983 Lanny Hobson 1,643
Kenneth Hodge 2,917 Othlyn Vanterpool 2,420 Aunika Lake 1,532
Quincia Gumbs-Marie 2,840 Lockhart Hughes 2,290 Brent Davis 1,117
Kennedy Hodge 2,657 Mark Romney 2,126 Sutcliffe Hodge 1,016
Glenneva Hodge 609
Elkin Richardson 148
Merlyn Duncan 101

References
  1. "Proclamation - (Appointment of the date for Election of the Assembly).pdf" (PDF). Governor of Anguilla. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "The Anguilla (Coronavirus) (General Election Postponement) Order 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions". Central Electoral Office. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. Anguilla Election Centre Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
  6. "Miss Universe Well Wishes For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
  7. "Anguilla Progressive Movement - APM". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019
  9. APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019
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