St Clair Leacock Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
St Clair Leacock
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Member of Parliament for Central Kingstown
Term Start1:2010
Predecessor1:Conrad Sayers
Party:New Democratic Party
Website:http://ndpsvg.org

St Clair Leacock is a Vincentian politician. He is an opposition parliament member in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1] Leacock is also the New Democratic Party Central Kingstown candidate for 2020 Vincentian general election.[2]

In 2000, Leacock was President of the Employers' Federation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines[3]

Political career

In 2010, Leacock joined the New Democratic Party. In the 13 December 2010 general election Leacock contested and ran for Central Kingstown and was elected to the House of Assembly as member of the opposition in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after winning 54.09% of the vote. His party was unable to get in government but he was able to win his seat in Parliament.[4]

In the 2015 election, Leacock was once again elected to the House of Assembly after winning his seat for Central Kingstown. He and his party colleagues claim that the election was stolen, and his party is currently in the process of a court case willing to get in government.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography St. Clair Leacock. caribbeanelections.com. 2017-03-10.
  2. News: Nomination Day in SVG. .
  3. Web site: Selwyn Ryan . Selwyn Ryan. 2012-09-25 . Political Insurrection, Caricom, and Good Governance in the Caribbean . 20 . 2017-03-11.
  4. Web site: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Election 2015 Candidates St. Clair Leacock. caribbeanelections.com. 2017-03-10.
  5. Web site: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Election 2015 Central Kingstown. caribbeanelections.com. 2017-03-10.
  6. Web site: NDP says appeal of election petitions ruling will be heard – iWitness News. iwnsvg.com. 29 September 2016 . 2017-03-10.