At Stake in this Election:  

• 15 of the up to 23 seats in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: King Charles III (since 22 Sep 2022) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ralph GONSALVES (since 29 Mar 2001) 

• Assembly: unicameral House of Assembly with up to 23 seats.  

Electoral System: 

• The King is a hereditary monarch. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the King’s representative, the Governor-General 

• 15 of the 23 members in the House of Assembly are directly elected by plurality vote. 6 additional Senators are appointed, 4 by the Government and 2 by the Opposition. The remaining up to 2 seats are held by the Speaker of the House and Attorney General if they are not already members of the House of Assembly. All members serve 5-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2020, the Unity Labour Party won a majority with 9 seats. Voter turnout was 70%.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 10 Nov 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 13 Nov 2024 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Unity Labour Party (ULP) 

• • Leader: Ralph GONSALVES 

• • Seats won in the last election: 9 seats out of 15 

• New Democratic Party (NDP) 

• • Leader: Godwin FRIDAY 

• • Seats won in the last election: 6 seats out of 15 

• National Liberation Movement (NLM) 

• • Leader: Doris Charles FREDERICK 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 15 

Country Context: 

• Population: 100,616 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 101,744 (2024) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: Not available. 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Not available. 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.798, High, rank 76 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 49,380 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Acceded 4 Aug 1981 

• Gender Quota:  No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 5 out of 23 (22%) in the House of Assembly 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Acceded 29 Oct 2010 

• Projected population with a disability: Calculate; 16,099 (2024 est.)