2001 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 December 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.[2] As of 2023, this was the most recent election in which a ruling party was re-elected.

2001 Saint Lucian general election
3 December 2001
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.73% (Decrease13.32pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kenny Anthony Morella Joseph
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 61.35%, 16 seats 36.58%, 1 seat
Seats won 14 3
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 34,053 23,007
Percentage 56.01% 37.84%
Swing Decrease5.34pp Increase 1.26pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

Politics of Saint Lucia
Executive
Legislative
Elections
Administrative divisions (Quarters)
Foreign relations

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saint Lucia Labour Party34,05356.0114–2
United Workers Party23,00737.843+2
National Alliance2,1913.600New
Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini2310.380New
Saint Lucia Freedom Party180.030New
Independents1,2952.1300
Total60,795100.00170
Valid votes60,79596.80
Invalid/blank votes2,0103.20
Total votes62,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout119,10052.73
Source: Caribbean Elections

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p591
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