| Election
Results 1951 - 2016 |
The 2016 General Elections represents the country's tenth such event since attaining Independence in 1979 and our 17th since attaining Adult Suffrage in 1951. Thus far, since Adult Suffrage, both the Saint Lucia Labour Party and the United Workers Party have been victorious in eight polls. Further to this, the peaceful transfer of the reins of power from one party to another has occurred five times since Independence and six times since Adult Suffrage. |
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| 1951 |
Friday, 12 October 1951 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
43.26% |
5 |
8 |
60.07% |
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| 1954 |
Thursday, 23 December 1954 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
47.44% |
5 |
8 |
49.36% |
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| 1957 |
Wednesday, 18 September 1957 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
66.47% |
7 |
8 |
56.82% |
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| 1961 |
Friday, 14 April 1961 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
61.66% |
9 |
10 |
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| 1964 |
Thursday, 25 June 1964 |
United Workers Party |
51.51% |
6 |
10 |
51.82% |
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| 1969 |
Friday, 25 April 1969 |
United Workers Party |
58.60% |
6 |
10 |
53.86% |
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| 1974 |
Tuesday, 07 May 1974 |
United Workers Party |
53.35% |
10 |
17 |
84.38% |
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| 1979 |
Monday, 02 July 1979 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
56.21% |
12 |
17 |
66.02% |
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| 1982 |
Monday, 03 May 1982 |
United Workers Party |
56.18% |
14 |
17 |
65.80% |
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| 1987 |
Monday, 06 April 1987 |
United Workers Party |
52.37% |
9 |
17 |
60.56% |
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| 1987 |
Thursday,30 April 1987 |
United Workers Party |
53.18% |
9 |
17 |
64.72% |
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| 1992 |
Monday, 27 April 1992 |
United Workers Party |
56.18% |
11 |
17 |
63.34% |
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| 1997 |
Friday, 23 May 1997 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
61.37% |
14 |
17 |
66.55% |
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| 2001 |
Monday, 03 December 2001 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
56.01% |
14 |
17 |
52.73% |
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| 2006 |
Monday, 11 December 2006 |
United Workers Party |
51.34% |
11 |
17 |
58.46% |
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| 2011 |
Monday, 28 November 2011 |
Saint Lucia Labour Party |
50.99% |
11 |
17 |
56.14% |
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| 2016 |
Monday, 06 June 2016 |
United Workers Party |
54.76% |
11 |
17 |
53.45% |
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| Key |
SLP = Saint Lucia Labour Party; UWP = United Workers Party; IND = Independent; *Incumbent; **Political Leader |
| Sources |
Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 |
| Reports of the St Kitts and NEvis Electoral Office |
Lea, D., & Milward, C. (2001). A Political Chronology of the Americas. Europa Publications Limited. |
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