IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

184,637	5
Population (as of July 19, 2021)	Elections in our database
174,221	53.85%
Registered Voters (as of July 27, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Saint Lucian Senate		Upper House
Saint Lucian House of Representatives		Lower House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King CHARLES III *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET
Assembly: Saint Lucia has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 11 seats and the House of Representatives with 17 seats.

* The King is represented by Governor General Sir Emmanuel Neville CENAC (since 12 January 2018)

Description of electoral system:

The King is the hereditary head of state.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general.
In the House of Representatives 17 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. In the Senate, 11 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms (6 on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 after consultation with religious, economic, and social groups).

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Saint Lucian House of Representatives	2001-12-03	62,805	119,100	52.73%
Saint Lucian House of Representatives	2006-12-11	77,487	132,545	58.46%
Saint Lucian House of Representatives	2011-11-28	85,035	151,466	56.14%
Saint Lucian House of Representatives	2016-06-06	84,302	161,883	52.08%
Saint Lucian House of Representatives	2021-10-12	86,867	174,221	49.86%

Voter Turnout