Vincentian general election, 2015
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15 seats in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes constituencies won by the ULP and Yellow denotes those won by the NDP.
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Ralph Gonsalves
Unity Labour Party
Ralph Gonsalves
Unity Labour Party
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 2015. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which retained its one seat majority. However, there was controversy as to the results in three constituencies.
The 15 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.
A total of 43 candidates contested the elections. The two biggest parties were the incumbent Unity Labor Party of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and the opposition New Democratic Party of Arnhim Eustace, both of which ran candidates in all the 15 constituencies. Smaller parties included the Green Party and the Democratic Republican Party, who only competed in seven and six constituencies respectively.
As 11,902 registered voters were first-time voters, both major parties looked to woo young voters. Gonsalves emphasised the importance of the youth as "solutions to the problem of our civilisation" rather than "problems to be solved." Eustace announced initiatives aimed at decreasing unemployment, including "proposals for youth, sports, and culture."
The OAS sent an observer team. There were 227 polling stations, which opened between 07:00 and 17:00.
In reaction to the win Gonsalves said: "I am humbled and honoured that the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines embraced our bold vision for the future and rejected the politics of hate," he also called for national unity to address developmental challenges. However he added that there were issues in the constituencies of North Leeward and South Leeward and "we are also calling for an immediate recount to ensure that all the votes are counted in those constituencies. There are more rejected ballots than the margin and those ballots should be examined closely to determine the intent of the voters."
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