Election Name: | 2010 Vincentian general election |
Country: | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2005 Vincentian general election |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Next Election: | 2015 Vincentian general election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | 15 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 8 |
Election Date: | 13 December 2010 |
Turnout: | 62.3% (1.3%) |
Leader1: | Ralph Gonsalves |
Party1: | Unity Labour Party |
Leaders Seat1: | North Central Windward |
Popular Vote1: | 32,099 |
Percentage1: | 51.1% |
Swing1: | 4.2% |
Last Election1: | 55.3%, 12 seats |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Leader2: | Arnhim Eustace |
Party2: | New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) |
Leaders Seat2: | East Kingstown |
Popular Vote2: | 30,568 |
Percentage2: | 48.7% |
Swing2: | 4.0% |
Last Election2: | 44.7%, 3 seats |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 4 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Ralph Gonsalves |
Before Party: | Unity Labour Party |
After Election: | Ralph Gonsalves |
After Party: | Unity Labour Party |
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 December 2010. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which won eight of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly.[1]
The date of the elections was announced at the Calliaqua Playing Field by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on 14 November 2010. It was also announced that parliament would be dissolved on 15 November and nomination day would be on 26 November.
A total of 44 candidates contested the elections; the Unity Labour Party and the New Democratic Party both fielded a full slate of 15 candidates, whilst the Green Party had 14 candidates.[1]