Next Saint Lucian general election

General elections will be held in Saint Lucia in or before 2026 to elect all 17 members of the House of Assembly.

Next Saint Lucian general election
By 2026
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Philip J. Pierre Allen Chastanet
Party Labour Party UWP
Leader's seat Castries East Micoud South
Last election 13 Seats, 50.14% 2 Seats, 42.91%
Current seats 13 2
Seats needed Steady Increase 7
Incumbent Prime Minister

Philip J. Pierre
Labour Party


Politics of Saint Lucia
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Legislative
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Background

The Saint Lucia Labour Party won a landslide victory in the 2021 elections, winning 13 of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly, resulting in Philip J. Pierre becoming Prime Minister. The United Workers Party led by Allen Chastanet was reduced from eleven to two seats, while independents won the remaining two seats.

Electoral system

The 17 elected members of the House of Assembly are elected by first-past-the-post in single member constituencies.[1]

According to the constitution, elections for a new Parliament session can be held at the latest five years and 90 days after the opening of the previous session. The first session after the 2021 election was held on 17 August 2021,[2] leaving the deadline for the next elections as November 2026.

References
  1. Election for Saint Lucian House of Representatives IFES
  2. Opening of the First Session of the 12th Parliament of Saint Lucia (Aug. 17, 2021), retrieved 2021-08-27
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