1997 Saint Lucian general election

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]

1997 Saint Lucian general election

← 1992 23 May 1997 2001 →

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.05% (Increase3.26pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kenny Anthony Vaughan Lewis
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 43.17%, 16 seats 56.67%, 11 seats
Seats won 16 1
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 10
Popular vote 44,153 25,565
Percentage 61.35% 36.58%
Swing Increase18.18pp Decrease20.09pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Vaughan Lewis
UWP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party44,15361.3516+8
United Workers Party26,32536.581–8
Independents1,4942.080New
Total71,972100.00170
Valid votes71,97297.87
Invalid/blank votes1,5632.13
Total votes73,535100.00
Registered voters/turnout111,33066.05
Source: Nohlen, IPU

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p591