Saint Lucia

House of Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Houses of Parliament
Chamber name
House of Assembly
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2018
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Speaker
Claudius Francis (Male)
Date of birth: 03 Jun 1959
Term
17 Aug 2021
Additional information

Elected on 17 Aug. 2021.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Clerk of Parliament
Secretary General
Esmalene Cox-Jn Louis (Female)
Term
01 Apr 2023
Notes

Appointed on 1 Apr. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
18

Notes: Other: the Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.

Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
17
Other members
1
Current number of members
18
Men
16
Women
2
Percentage of women
11.1%
Statutory number of members per country 
29
Population (in thousands)
179
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
6,172

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
No information available
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No