Saint Lucian general election, 2001
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General elections were held in Saint Lucia
on 3 December 2001. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party
, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
on 3 December 2001. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party
Saint Lucia Labour Party
The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...
, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia Labour Party Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:... |
34,053 | 56.0 | 14 | 0 |
| United Workers Party United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:... |
23,007 | 37.8 | 3 | 0 |
| National Alliance National Alliance (Saint Lucia) The National Alliance was a political party in Saint Lucia led by George Odlum. It contested the 2001 general elections, but received only 3.7% of the vote and failed to win a seat.... |
2,191 | 3.6 | 0 | New |
| Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini was a political party in Saint Lucia. Led by TV host Chris Hunte, it contested five seats in the 2001 general elections, but received just 230 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.-References:... |
230 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Saint Lucia Freedom Party Saint Lucia Freedom Party The Saint Lucia Freedom Party was a political party in Saint Lucia led by human rights lawyer Martinus Francois. It contested the 2001 general elections, but received just 18 votes, failing to win a seat.-References:... |
18 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 1,295 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,650 | – | – | – |
| Total | 62,444 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
| Source: Government of St Lucia, Nohlen | ||||