2001 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 December 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.[2] As of 2023, this was the most recent election in which a ruling party was re-elected.

2001 Saint Lucian general election

3 December 2001

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.73% (Decrease13.32pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kenny Anthony Morella Joseph
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 61.35%, 16 seats 36.58%, 1 seat
Seats won 14 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 34,053 23,007
Percentage 56.01% 37.84%
Swing Decrease5.34pp Increase 1.26pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party34,05356.0114–2
United Workers Party23,00737.843+2
National Alliance2,1913.600New
Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini2310.380New
Saint Lucia Freedom Party180.030New
Independents1,2952.1300
Total60,795100.00170
Valid votes60,79596.80
Invalid/blank votes2,0103.20
Total votes62,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout119,10052.73
Source: Caribbean Elections

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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