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United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia currently led by former Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet, who defeated former Prime Minister Stephenson King in a July 28, 2013 leadership election. The party was led previously by Sir John Compton, the party's founder. History The party was formed before the 1964 general elections by an alliance of the People's Progressive Party and the National Labour Movement, a splinter group founded by three members (John Compton, Vincent Monrose, and Maurice Mason) from the ruling Saint Lucia Labour Party. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p582 They won the elections, taking six of the eight seats. They remained in power after winning elections in 1969 and 1974, before losing the 1979 elections to the Labour Party. They returned to power after winning 14 of the 17 seats in the 1982 elections, and remained in power after two elections in 1987 and one in 1992. The Labour Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Chastanet
Allen Michael Chastanet (born 20 November 1960) is a Saint Lucian businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 2016 to 2021. He is currently the Opposition Leader of Saint Lucia and the political leader of the United Workers Party as well as the parliamentary representative for Micoud South constituency. Education In 1979, Chastanet graduated from high school at Stanstead College in Stanstead, Quebec. He holds a B.A. degree from Bishop's University and an MSc degree from American University. Business career Chastanet worked as vice president of marketing and sales for Air Jamaica. He is the managing director of the Coco Palm Hotel in Rodney Bay. Political career Chastanet was Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation and a member of the Saint Lucian Senate from 2006 to 2011. Chastanet unsuccessfully ran for a parliament seat for Soufriere Constituency in the 2011 general election. In 2013, he was elected leader of the opposition United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian General Election, 1969
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 25 April 1969. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won six of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 53.9%. Results References {{Saint Lucian elections Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia 1969 in Saint Lucia April 1969 events in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Saint Lucian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 27 April 1992. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 62.8%. Results References {{Saint Lucian elections Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ... Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 April 1987 Saint Lucian General Election
Snap general elections were held in Saint Lucia on 30 April 1987, Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 after elections earlier in the month had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.Nohlen, p591 Results References {{Saint Lucian elections Saint Lucia 1987 II General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ... Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6 April 1987 Saint Lucian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 April 1987.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the United Workers Party (Saint Lucia), United Workers Party, which won nine of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 60.7%. As the UWP had only won a single seat majority, Prime Minister John Compton called Saint Lucian general election, 30 April 1987, early elections, which were held on 30 April in order to try to increase the party's majority. However, although their share of the vote rose to 53.2%, the SLP retained their eight seats.Nohlen, pp583-584 Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 04 06 Saint Lucian general election 1987 elections in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia, 1987 I 1987 in Saint Lucia April 1987 events in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Saint Lucian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 May 1982.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%. Results References Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ... Elections in Saint Lucia 1982 in Saint Lucia May 1982 events in North America {{Caribbean-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Compton 1986
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Vaughan Lewis
Sir Vaughan Allen Lewis, KCSL CBE (born 17 May 1940), is a Saint Lucian politician and a former member of the United Workers' Party (UWP). He served for a brief period as the fifth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia following the resignation of John Compton. Lewis, a former director of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, assumed the office of Prime Minister on 2 April 1996. He also served as Minister of Finance, Planning and Development, and Minister of External Affairs. In elections that followed on 23 May 1997, Lewis and the UWP suffered a huge setback, losing all but one of their seats in Parliament, forcing him to resign in favor of the leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, Dr Kenny Anthony. Compton defeated Lewis for the UWP leadership in a party conference in Soufrière on 13 March 2005. Compton received 260 votes against 135 for Lewis. Following this defeat, Lewis resigned from the United Workers Party and joined the Saint Lucia Labour Party. On 7 September 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian General Election, 2006
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. Background The last two elections in 1997 and 2001 had seen victories for the Saint Lucia Labour Party with the previous election in 2001 seeing them win 14 seats to only 3 for the United Workers Party. However in 2005 John Compton came out of retirement to become leader of the opposition United Workers Party again. Compton had led Saint Lucia to independence in 1979 and then been Prime Minister from 1982 until he resigned in 1996. Compton defeated Vaughan Lewis in an election for the leadership of the United Workers Party with Lewis later defecting from the UWP to fight the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian General Election, 2001
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 December 2001. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.Nohlen, p591 As of 2023, this was the most recent election in which a ruling party was re-elected. Results References {{Saint Lucian elections Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ... Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian General Election, 1997
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 23 May 1997.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won sixteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 66.1%.Nohlen, p591 Results References {{Saint Lucian elections 1997 elections in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia 1997 in Saint Lucia, General May 1997 events in North America, Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucian General Election, 1992
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 27 April 1992. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p588 The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won eleven of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 62.8%. Results References {{Saint Lucian elections Saint Lucia Elections in Saint Lucia General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ... Saint Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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