At Stake in this Election:  

• All 17 seats in the House of Assembly. 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022), represented by Acting Governor General Errol CHARLES (since 11 November 2021) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Philip J. PIERRE (since 28 July 2021) 

• Assembly: bicameral House of Parliament, comprised of the 17-seat House of Assembly and the 11-seat Senate.  

Electoral System: 

• The monarchy is hereditary and the Governor General is appointed by the monarch.  

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General and is usually the leader of the majority party or coalition.  

• Members of the House of Assembly are directly elected via a first-past-the-post system from single-seat constituencies. Members serve 5 year terms. 

• All members of the Senate are appointed. Six senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister, three senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and 2 are appointed by the Governor General of their own accord. Senators serve 5-year terms. 

Last Election: 

The last parliamentary election was held on October 12, 2021. The Saint Lucia Labor Party won 13 seats and the United Workers Party won 2. Voter turnout was 50%.  

Information for Voters: 

Voting Requirements (in English) 

New/Unique in this Election:  

This is a snap election, called by Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre in early November 2025.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: November 21, 2025  

• Voter registration deadline: July 15, 2025 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Saint Lucia Labor Party 

• • Leader: Philip J. PIERRE 

• • Seats won in the last election: 13 out of 17 

• United Workers Party 

• • Leader: Allen CHASTANET 

• • Seats won in the last election: 2 out of 17 

Country Context: 

• Population: 179,774 (2024 estimate) 

• Registered Voters: 174,221 (2021) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: n/a 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: n/a 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.748, High, 103 (2025 estimate) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: n/a 

• CEDAW Status: Acceded 8 October 1982 

• Gender Quota: n/a 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 2 out of 19 in the House of Assembly (10.5%) and 6 out of 11 (54.6%) in the Senate. 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: n/a 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 22 September 2011, Ratified 11 June 2020 

• Projected population with a disability: 28,764 (2024 estimate)