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General elections were held in
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on 22 April 2015. The result was a victory for the Anguilla United Front alliance, which won six of the seven elected seats in the
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. The ruling Anguilla United Movement failed to win a seat.


Electoral system

At the time of the elections the House of Assembly had eleven members, of which seven are elected in single-member constituencies and four were appointed.Anguilla Elections
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Voters had to be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates had to be at least 21.


Results


By constituency

The closest contest was in the Road North constituency, where the AUF candidate
Evalie Bradley Evalie Bradley nee Hughes (12 October 1954) is an Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla. Early life and education Bradley started attending Road Primary School, currently named Adrian T. Hazell Primary, and r ...
won by a single vote against the AUM candidate Patrick Hanley.


Aftermath

Following the elections,
Victor Banks Victor Franklin Banks (born 8 November 1947)Victor Banks
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of the Anguilla United Front was sworn in as the island's new Chief Minister.Public holiday in Anguilla as new chief minister sworn in
Jamaica Observer, 24 April 2015


References

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Elections in Anguilla
Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...
Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...