Saint Lucians voted for a change of government in General Elections on Monday, July 26, 2021.

The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), led by Phillip J. Pierre, captured 13 of 17 seats, according to preliminary results issued by the Saint Lucia Electoral Department.

The incumbent United Workers Party (UWP) of Prime Minister Allen Chastanet retained two seats, with Mr. Chastanet keeping his Micoud-South seat.

The other two seats went to Independent candidates, one of whom was the former Prime Minister Stevenson King.

A CARICOM Election Observation Mission monitored Monday’s Election day activities.

The Mission will issue a Preliminary Statement outlining the its initial assessment of the electoral process. It will thereafter prepare a detailed Independent Final Report on the election for submission to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. 

The ten-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission is led by Ms. Fern Narcis-Scope, Chief Elections Officer of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Trinidad and Tobago. The role of the CEOM is to observe the electoral process, collect qualitative and quantitative information regarding the voting process and the results to facilitate the preparation of an Independent Final Report on the General Elections of Saint Lucia.