At stake in this election:

• 15 seats in the House of Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Arnhim EUSTACE
• Assembly: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a unicameral House of Assembly with 21 seats.

* Represented by Governor General Charles ANTROBUS.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is a hereditary monarch.
• In the House of Assembly, 15 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies and 6 members are appointed .

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Unity Labour Party (ULP)
  • Leader: Ralph GONSALVES
  • Seats won in this election: 12
  • Seats won in last election: 7
• Party: New Democratic Party (NDP)
  • Leader: Arnhim EUSTACE
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• Party: People's Progressive Movement (PPM)
  • Leader: Ken BOYEA
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on June 15, 1998.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 107,989 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 84,536 (2001)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 53,566 (2001)

·         Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (4 August 1981)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 5 (following the 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 97 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (29 October 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 16,198 (est.)