IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

110,488
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

98,119
Registered Voters (as of Dec. 23, 2020)

67.67%
Average Turnout

7
Elections in our database

V-Dem Score: N/A

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Aug. 4, 1981

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Oct. 29, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.798
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly		Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King CHARLES III *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES
Assembly: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a unicameral House of Assembly with 21 seats.

* Represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE.

Description of electoral system:

The King is hereditary head of state.
Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general.
In the House of Assembly, 15 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 6 members are appointed by the governor-general to serve 5-year terms. For the 6 appointed senators, 4 are chosen to represent the government and 2 to represent the opposition.

Elections

2025-11-30 | Status: Date not confirmed
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2020-11-05 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 68,689
Registered 98,119
Turnout 70.01

2015-12-09 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 65,706
Registered 89,527
Turnout 73.39

2010-12-13 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 62,993
Registered 101,067
Turnout 62.33

2005-12-07 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 57,968
Registered 91,045
Turnout 63.67

2001-03-28 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 58,498
Registered 84,536
Turnout 69.2

1998-06-13 | Status: Held
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly
Votes 51,540
Registered 76,469
Turnout 67.4

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2025-11-30	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2020-11-05	Held	68,689	98,119	70.01
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2015-12-09	Held	65,706	89,527	73.39
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2010-12-13	Held	62,993	101,067	62.33
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2005-12-07	Held	57,968	91,045	63.67
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	2001-03-28	Held	58,498	84,536	69.2
Saint Vincentian House of Assembly	1998-06-13	Held	51,540	76,469	67.4

Voter Turnout

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