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Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Saint Lucia. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Saint Lucia.
e • d Summary of the 11 December 2006 House of Assembly of Saint Lucia election results
Parties Votes % +/– Seats +/–
United Workers Party (UWP) 38,894 51.3 +13.5% 11 +8
Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) 36,604 48.3 –7.7% 6 –8
Independents 258 0.3 — 0 —
Total (turnout 58.5%) 75,756 100.0 17
Sources: Summary election results – 11 Dec 2006, OAS

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