2001 Saint Lucian general election explained

Country:Saint Lucia
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1997 Saint Lucian general election
Previous Year:1997
Next Election:2006 Saint Lucian general election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
Majority Seats:9
Election Date:3 December 2001
Turnout:52.73% (13.32pp)
Image1:Kenny Anthony, Sta. LucĂ­a.jpg
Leader1:Kenny Anthony
Party1:Saint Lucia Labour Party
Popular Vote1:34,053
Last Election1:61.35%, 16 seats
Seats1:14
Seat Change1: 2
Percentage1:56.01%
Swing1:5.34pp
Leader2:Morella Joseph
Party2:United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
Last Election2:36.58%, 1 seat
Seats2:3
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:23,007
Percentage2:37.84%
Swing2: 1.26pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Kenny Anthony
Before Party:Saint Lucia Labour Party
After Election:Kenny Anthony
After Party:Saint Lucia Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 December 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.[2] As of 2023, this was the most recent election in which a ruling party was re-elected.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen, p591