House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
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The Legislature has two chambers. The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Legislature. It has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.
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[edit] Latest general election
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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Saint Lucia Labour Party | 6 | ||
United Workers Party | 11 | ||
Independent candidates | 0 | ||
Total (turnout %) | 17 | ||
Source: Government of Saint Lucia and sluonestop.com. |
[edit] Current Composition
Following the election of 11 December 2006, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia is comprised of the following members:
Constituency | Name | Party |
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Gros Islet | Leonard Spider Montoute | UWP |
Babonneau | Ezekiel Joseph | UWP |
Castries North | Stephenson King | UWP |
Castries East | Philip Pierre | SLP |
Castries Central | Richard Frederick | UWP |
Castries South | Robert Lewis | SLP |
Castries South East | Guy Joseph | UWP |
Anse la Raye and Canaries | Keith Mondesir | UWP |
Soufriere | Harold Dalson | SLP |
Choiseul | Rufus Bousquet | UWP |
Laborie | Alva Baptiste | SLP |
Vieux Fort North | Moses Jean Baptiste | SLP |
Vieux Fort South | Kenny Anthony | SLP |
Micoud South | Arsene James | UWP |
Micoud North | John Compton | UWP |
Dennery South | Edmund Estephane | UWP |
Dennery North | Marcus Nicholas | UWP |
[edit] Previous general election
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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Saint Lucia Labour Party | 54.2 | 14 | |
United Workers Party | 36.6 | 3 | |
National Alliance | 3.5 | - | |
Total (turnout 52.5 %) | 17 | ||
Source: Government of Saint Lucia and sluonestop.com. |
[edit] Central Castries by-election
Independent candidate Richard Frederick won the Castries Central seat at a by-election on 13 March 2006. Frederick defeated the incumbent Sarah Flood-Beaubrun and Saint Lucia Labour Party candidate Victor La Corbiniere.
[edit] Previous Composition
As at 14 March 2006, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia was comprised of the following members:
Name | Constituency | Party |
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Dr Kenny Anthony | Vieux Fort South | SLP |
Mario Michel | Gros Islet | SLP |
Philip Pierre | Castries East | SLP |
Felix Finisterre | Babonneau | SLP |
Damian Greaves | Dennery South | SLP |
Ignatius Jean | Castries North | SLP |
Ferguson John | Choiseul and Saltibus | SLP |
Velon John | Laborie | SLP |
Menissa Rambally | Castries South East | SLP |
Jon Odlum | Castries South | SLP |
Cyprian Lansiquot | Anse La Raye / Canaries | SLP |
Cecil Lay | Vieux Fort North | SLP |
Walter Francois | Soufriere | SLP |
Marcus Nicholas | Dennery North | UWP |
Arsene James | Micoud South | UWP |
Marius Wilson | Micoud North | Independent |
Richard Frederick | Castries Central | Independent |