Saint Lucia Labour Party
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Saint Lucia Labour Party
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| Leader | Philip J. Pierre |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance COPPPAL |
| Seats |
6 / 17
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| Website | |
| www.voteslp.org | |
The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds six (6) of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.
The party was established in 1949, backed by the Saint Lucia Workers Cooperative Union. In the first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and led by party founder George F.L. Charles, the party won five of the eight seats. It retained all five seats in the 1954 elections, and increased their majority to seven of the eight seats in 1957 and nine of the ten seats in 1961.
In 1964 the party lost an election for the first time, with the United Workers Party, born out of a schism from within the Labour Party led by John Compton and eventual merger of the breakaway faction with the People's Progressive Party, winning six of the ten seats, with the Labour Party reduced to two. It gained a seat in the 1969 elections, and increased their representation to seven seats in 1974, although the UWP remained in power as the total number of seats rose to 17.
The Labour Party returned to power after winning the Saint Lucian general election, 1979 (12/17), led by Allan Louisy, replaced as Prime Minister during the term by Winston Cenac, himself replaced by Michael Pilgrim. The 1979 elections were the first elections held following independence from the United Kingdom, declared on 22 February 1979.
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