2016 Saint Lucian general election
# 2016 Saint Lucian general election

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.

## Electoral system

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.

## Campaign

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.

## Results

| | United Workers Party | 46,165 | 54.76 | 11 | +5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Saint Lucia Labour Party | 37,172 | 44.09 | 6 | –5 |
| | Lucian People's Movement | 152 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 813 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 84,302 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 84,302 | 97.43 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,223 | 2.57 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 86,525 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 161,883 | 53.45 | | |
| Source: Saint Lucia Electoral Department ||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Winner | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Anse la Raye/Canaries | Dominic Fedee | United Workers Party gain |
| Babonneau | Ezechiel Joseph | United Workers Party gain |
| Castries Central | Sarah Flood-Beaubrun | United Workers Party hold |
| Castries East | Philip Pierre | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Castries North | Stephenson King | United Workers Party hold |
| Castries South | Ernest Hilaire | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Castries South East | Guy Joseph | United Workers Party hold |
| Choiseul/Saltibus | Bradley Felix | United Workers Party gain |
| Dennery North | Shawn Edward | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Dennery South | Edmund Estephane | United Workers Party hold |
| Gros Islet | Lenard Montoute | United Workers Party gain |
| Laborie | Alva Baptiste | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Micoud North | Gale Rigobert | United Workers Party hold |
| Micoud South | Allen Chastanet | United Workers Party hold |
| Soufriere | Herod Stanislaus | United Workers Party gain |
| Vieux Fort North | Moses Jean Baptiste | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Vieux Fort South | Kenny Anthony | Saint Lucia Labour Party hold |
| Source: St Lucia Times |||
