Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

House of Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves' Unity Labour Party (ULP) won an unprecedented fourth consecutive term, holding on to a one-seat majority over the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by former Prime Minister Arnhim Eustace. Mr. Gonsalves' son, Camillo, was elected to parliament for the first time, defeating NDP Chairman, Mr. Linton Lewis. No women were elected in 2015. During the election campaign, the major parties focused on policies to revive economy and to tackle unemployment, especially among young people.

The NDP claimed that the elections had been rigged. The Commonwealth Election Observer Team stated the elections were "generally peaceful and relatively well conducted" and the "shortfalls observed…are not significant enough to put in question the credibility of the outcome". On 10 December, Mr. Gonsalves was sworn in for a fourth term as Prime Minister.
Number of parties winning seats: 2
Percentage of parties winning seats: 50.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 53.3%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: United Labour Party (ULP)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
United Labour Party (ULP)	8
New Democratic Party (NDP)	7

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 15
Number of women elected: 0

Notes:
No women were elected in 2015.

Four members (senators) on the government side, including one woman, were sworn in by the Governor General on 14 December 2015.

Ms. Judith Jones Morgan was sworn in as Attorney General on 10 December.

On 30 December, two senators on the opposition side, including one woman, were sworn in.

There are thus three women (one government senator, one opposition senator and the Attorney General, who is an ex officio member) out of 23 members.
Percentage of women elected: 0.0%
Women Directly Elected: 0
Women Appointed: 2
Women in other categories: 1
Sources: House of Assembly (18.12.2015)

Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The Commonwealth

Caribbean Elections

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 20
Total number of women after the election: 3
Percentage of women after the election: 13.0%
First-term parliamentarians: 2
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 8.7%
Date of the first session: 30 Dec 2015

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Jomo Sanga Thomas (Male)
Date of election: 29 Dec 2015

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

House of Assembly

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout