Saint Lucian general election, 2016

Saint Lucian general election, 2016

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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	53.42% 2.72%
First party Second party   Leader Allen Chastanet Kenny Anthony Party United Workers Party Saint Lucia Labour Party Leader's seat Micoud South Vieux Fort South Last election 6 seats, 46.96% 11 seats, 50.99 Seats won 11 6 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 46,183 37,148 Percentage 54.79% 44.07% Swing 7.83 6.92%
Prime Minister before election Kenny Anthony Saint Lucia Labour Party Subsequent Prime Minister Allen Chastanet United Workers Party

Kenny Anthony
Saint Lucia Labour Party

Allen Chastanet
United Workers Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 June 2016. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. On 7 June 2016 United Workers Party leader Allen Chastanet was sworn in as Prime Minister.

The 17 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected by first-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies. Following the elections, a Speaker is elected, who may be from outside the House.

The opposition United Workers Party announced it would be fielding a full slate of 17 candidates. The ruling Labour Party campaign included 15 pledges to voters.

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