2021 Saint Lucian general election

2021 Saint Lucian general election

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout51.08% ( 2.37 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Philip J. Pierre Allen Chastanet
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 44.09%, 6 seats 54.76%, 11 seats
Seats won 13 2
Seat change 7 9
Popular vote 48,784 37,481
Percentage 50.14% 42.91%
Swing 6.05 pp 11.85 pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Allen Chastanet
UWP

Elected Prime Minister

Philip J. Pierre
Labour Party

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021, having been constitutionally required by 12 October 2021. Voters elected all 17 members of the House of Assembly. The result was a victory for the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won 13 of the 17 seats in the House, while the ruling United Workers Party lost nine of its eleven seats, its worst result since 1997. It was the fourth consecutive election in which the incumbent government was defeated.