Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

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National Executive (1)
Composition			Prime Minister
Election System			Elected by a majority of the members of the House of Assembly
Duration of Term			Maximum of five years from formation of government
Term Limits			None
Upper House of National Assembly - Senate (2)
Composition			11 Senators
Election System			Senators are appointed by the Governor-General. Sixare chosen on the advice of the Prime Minister. Three are chosen on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. Twoare chosen by the Governor-General himself after consulting various interest groups (religious, economic, and social).
Duration of Term			Maximum of five years from formation of government
Term Limits			None
Lower House of the National Assembly - House of Assembly (3)
Composition			17 members. If the chosen Speaker is not an elected member of the House of Assembly, he or she becomes a member of the House by virtue of having been selected Speaker.
Election System			Elected by plurality in single member districts
Duration			Maximum of five years from the formation of government
Term Limits			None
State / Province (4)
St. Lucia has no provincial government. There are municipal governments with nine appointed members each. Local elections have been suspended since 1979.

District magnitude for PR districts?		Not applicable
Threshold for PR seats		Not applicable
Voting legally compulsory?		No (5)
Gender quotas?		No
Quotas for minority representation?		No
Is remote voting possible?		No (6)
Concurrent Elections?		Yes

(1) Saint Lucia's Constitution, Article 60.

(2) Saint Lucia's Constitution, Articles 24 and 27.

(3) St. Lucia Government Website and Saint Lucia's Constitution, Articles 33 and 34.

(5) (6) Ace Project