General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.[2]
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All 17 seats in the House of Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.05% ( 3.26pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Saint Lucia Labour Party | 44,153 | 61.35 | 16 | +8 | |
| United Workers Party | 26,325 | 36.58 | 1 | –8 | |
| Independents | 1,494 | 2.08 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 71,972 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 71,972 | 97.87 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,563 | 2.13 | |||
| Total votes | 73,535 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 111,330 | 66.05 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, IPU | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p588 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p591