1997 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.

1997 Saint Lucian general election

23 May 1997

All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.05% (3.26pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kenny Anthony Vaughan Lewis
Party Labour Party UWP
Last election 43.17%, 16 seats 56.67%, 11 seats
Seats won 16 1
Seat change 10 10
Popular vote 44,153 25,565
Percentage 61.35% 36.58%
Swing 18.18pp 20.09pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Vaughan Lewis
UWP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

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