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

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Summary of the 11 December 2006 House of Assembly of Saint Lucia election results
Parties Votes % +/- Seats
United Workers Party 38,427 51.4 +13.6 11
Saint Lucia Labour Party 36,049 48.2 -07.8 6
Independent candidates 250 00.4   0
Total (turnout %)       17
Source: Adam Carr

[edit] Current Composition

Following the election of 11 December 2006, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprises the following members:

Constituency Name Party
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 Kennedy 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 Jeannine Compton-Rambally UWP
Dennery South Edmund Estephane UWP
Dennery North Marcus Nicholas UWP

[edit] Previous general election

e•d Summary of the 3 December 2001 House of Assembly election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Saint Lucia Labour Party 34,053 56.0% 14
United Workers Party 23,007 37.8% 3
National Alliance 2,191 3.6% 0
Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini (STAFF) 230 0.4% 0
Independents 1,313 2.2% 0
Total (turnout 52.5 %) 60,794 100% 17
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive

[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 comprised the following members:

Name Constituency Party
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
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