2006 Saint Lucian general election

General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 11 December 2006. The elections were fought between the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) and the United Workers Party (UWP), which between them dominated politics in Saint Lucia. The results saw the governing Saint Lucia Labour Party lose the election to the United Workers Party led by John Compton, which gained eight seats to hold an eleven to six majority.

2006 Saint Lucian general election
11 December 2006 (2006-12-11)
All 17 seats in the House of Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.46% (5.73pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Compton Kenny Anthony
Party UWP Labour Party
Last election 37.84%, 3 seats 56.01%, 14 seats
Seats won 11 6
Seat change 8 8
Popular vote 38,894 36,604
Percentage 51.34% 48.32%
Swing 13.50pp 7.69pp
Results by constituency.
Prime Minister before election

Kenny Anthony
Labour Party

 Subsequent Prime Minister

John Compton
UWP

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