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Saint Lucia

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House of Assembly

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Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Andy Daniel (Male)

Secretary general

Secretary general
Lyndell Gustave (Female)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
3
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
16.67% See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
39
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
6
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.38%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
6
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
15.38%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
15
Number of women elected
3
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
17.65%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
The 'Distribution of seats' above refers to the 17 directly elected members. The 'Distribution of seats according to sex' refers to all 18 members of the House of Assembly (17 directly elected members and the Speaker). Ms. Leonne Theodore-John, who was not one of the directly elected members, became a member of the House by virtue of her election as Speaker.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
2
Women Other
1

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
15
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
3
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Leonne Theodore-John (Female)
Political party
United Workers Party (UWP)
Date of election
12.07.2016
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1979
Women’s right to vote
Right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1979
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Proir to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote in 1951. This right was first exercised on 13th October 1951and confirmed at independence.
Women’s right to stand for election
Right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1979
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Proir to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1951. These rights were first exercised on 13th October 1951and confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1979