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General election held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 December 2005. The result was a repeat of the 2001 general election with the ruling Unity Labour Party retaining all twelve of its seats and the opposition New Democratic Party retaining its three. However, the NDP saw a nearly 4-point swing in its share of the popular vote.[1] Ralph Gonsalves remained Prime Minister.
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15 seats in the House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 63.7% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 34 candidates contested the elections; the Unity Labour Party and the New Democratic Party both fielded candidates in all 15 constituencies, whilst the Green Party nominated four candidates.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Unity Labour Party | 31,848 | 55.26 | 12 | 0 | |
New Democratic Party | 25,748 | 44.68 | 3 | 0 | |
Green Party | 34 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
Total | 57,630 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 57,630 | 99.42 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 338 | 0.58 | |||
Total votes | 57,968 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 91,045 | 63.67 | |||
Source: Psephos |
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