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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
House of Assembly
ELECTIONS IN 2005

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Parliament name House of Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 7 December 2005
Purpose of elections Elections were held for all directly-elected members of the House of Assembly following its premature dissolution. General elections had previously been held in March 2001.
On 7 December 2005 early elections for the 15 directly elected seats in the House of Assembly were contested by 34 candidates representing three political parties: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves' Unity Labor Party (ULP) with 15 candidates minority leader Mr. Arnhim Eustace's New Democratic Party (NDP) with 15 candidates and and the newly formed Green Party led by Mr. Ivan O'Neal fielding four candidates. In the previous elections held in March 2001 the ULP won 12 seats while the remaining three went to the NDP.

During the election campaign Prime Minister Gonsalves called on voters to support his party's record in government and his infrastructure projects such as a new international airport a cross-island road and a sports stadium. The opposition NDP presented a 90-page document entitled "The key to economic development - unlocking prosperity for all" which listed 14 targets aimed at creating an economy driven by technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The plan includes increasing GDP per capita to US 7 000 dollars and raising the employment rate to 90 per cent in ten years.

A total of 63.67 per cent of the 91 000 eligible voters turned out at the polls.

The elections were monitored by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Both organizations concluded that the elections proceeded without major incidents or systemic irregularities.

The ULP won a second consecutive term retaining 12 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly. The opposition NDP also maintained its three seats. The Green Party did not win any seats.

The newly elected House of Assembly held its first session on 29 December 2005 and re-elected Mr. Hendrick Alexander as Speaker.
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 17 December 2005
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
91'045
57'982 (63.68%)
342
57'640
Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
United Labour Party (ULP) 15 31'848 55.26
New Democratic Party (NDP) 15 25'748 44.68
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
United Labour Party (ULP) 12
New Democratic Party (NDP) 3
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
18
4
18.18%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Statistics above refer to 15 members directly elected.

Among four female members two were elected and two were appointed.
(House of Assembly 13.01.2006)
Source: http://www.gov.vc/govt/ELECTIONS05/reports/Summary.asp?cmd=resetall

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