| Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1992 Saint Lucian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Saint Lucian general election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats in the House of Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Election Date: | 23 May 1997 |
| Turnout: | 66.05% (3.26pp) |
| Image1: | Kenny Anthony, Sta. Lucía.jpg |
| Leader1: | Kenny Anthony |
| Party1: | Saint Lucia Labour Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,153 |
| Last Election1: | 43.17%, 16 seats |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 10 |
| Percentage1: | 61.35% |
| Swing1: | 18.18pp |
| Leader2: | Vaughan Lewis |
| Party2: | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) |
| Last Election2: | 56.67%, 11 seats |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 10 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,565 |
| Percentage2: | 36.58% |
| Swing2: | 20.09pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Vaughan Lewis |
| Before Party: | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) |
| After Election: | Kenny Anthony |
| After Party: | Saint Lucia Labour Party |
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.[2]