United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
United Workers Party | |
---|---|
International Democrat Union | |
House of Assembly | 2 / 17 |
Senate | 3 / 11 |
Website | |
uwpstlucia | |
The United Workers Party is a
Sir John Compton
, the party's founder.
History
The party was formed before the
2006 elections. In 2011 the UWP lost the election to Labour but regained power in the 2016 elections, taking 11 of the 17 seats in the House.[2]
The United Workers Party is a member of the
International Democrat Union
.
Leaders
- John Compton (1964–1996)
- Vaughan Lewis (1996–1998)
- John Compton (1998[3]-2000)
- Morella Joseph (2000[4]-2001)
- Vaughan Lewis[4] (2001-2005)
- John Compton (2005–2007)
- Stephenson King (2007–2013)
- Allen Chastanet (2013–present)
United Workers Party Prime Ministers
Symbol
- † Died in office
No. | Portrait | Name
(birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | John Compton
(1925-2007) |
— | 22 February 1979 | 2 July 1979 | 130 days | [5] | |
1982 | 3 May 1982 | 2 April 1996 | 13 years, 335 days | [5] | |||
2006 | 11 December 2006 | 7 September 2007 † | 270 days | [6][5] | |||
2 | Vaughan Lewis
(born 1940) |
— | 2 April 1996 | 24 May 1997 | 1 year, 52 days | [5] | |
3 | Stephenson King
(born 1958) |
7 September 2007 | 30 November 2011 | 4 years, 84 days | [5] | ||
4 | Allen Chastanet
(born 1960) |
2016 | 7 June 2016 | 28 July 2021 | 5 years, 51 days | [7] |
Electoral history
House of Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | John Compton | 9,615 | 51.5% | 6 / 10
|
6 | 1st | Majority government |
1969 | 13,328 | 58.1% | 6 / 10
|
1st | Majority government | ||
1974 | 17,300 | 53.4% | 10 / 17
|
4 | 1st | Majority government | |
1979 | 19,706 | 43.8% | 5 / 17
|
5 | 2nd | Opposition | |
1982 | 27,252 | 56.2% | 14 / 17
|
9 | 1st | Supermajority government | |
1987 (6 Apr) | 25,892 | 52.5% | 9 / 17
|
5 | 1st | Majority government | |
1987 (30 Apr) | 28,046 | 53.2% | 9 / 17
|
1st | Majority government | ||
1992 | 33,562 | 56.7% | 11 / 17
|
2 | 1st | Majority government | |
1997 | Vaughan Lewis | 26,325 | 36.6% | 1 / 17
|
10 | 2nd | Opposition |
2001 | Morella Joseph | 23,007 | 37.8% | 3 / 17
|
2 | 2nd | Opposition |
2006 | John Compton | 38,894 | 51.3% | 11 / 17
|
8 | 1st | Majority government |
2011 | Stephenson King | 39,100 | 46.96% | 6 / 17
|
5 | 2nd | Opposition |
2016 | Allen Chastanet | 46,183 | 54.79% | 11 / 17
|
5 | 1st | Majority government |
2021 | 37.481 | 42.91% | 2 / 17
|
9 | 2nd | Opposition |
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ "Saint Lucia General Elections". elections.gov.lc. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Freedom in the World 2002 - Saint Lucia".
- ^ a b "Saint Lucia Modern History – aGoodDir International Directory".
- ^ a b c d e "Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia". 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
- ^ "John Compton, Prime Minister of St. Lucia, dies at 82". International Herald Tribune. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (7 June 2016). "Saint Lucia swears in new prime minister". Miami Herald. Miami Herald Media Company. Retrieved 12 June 2018.