General elections were held in Anguilla on 22 April 2015.[1] The result was a victory for the Anguilla United Front alliance, which won six of the seven elected seats in the House of Assembly. The ruling Anguilla United Movement failed to win a seat.
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Electoral system
editAt the time of the elections the House of Assembly had eleven members, of which seven are elected in single-member constituencies and four were appointed.[2] Voters had to be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates had to be at least 21.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla United Front | 4,324 | 54.44 | 6 | +4 | |
| Anguilla United Movement | 3,039 | 38.26 | 0 | –4 | |
| Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party | 110 | 1.38 | 0 | New | |
| Anguilla National Alliance | 10 | 0.13 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 460 | 5.79 | 1 | +1 | |
| Appointed members | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7,943 | 100.00 | 11 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,943 | 99.42 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 46 | 0.58 | |||
| Total votes | 7,989 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,908 | 73.24 | |||
| Source: Anguilla Elections, Election Passport | |||||
By constituency
editThe closest contest was in the Road North constituency, where the AUF candidate Evalie Bradley won by a single vote against the AUM candidate Patrick Hanley.
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Island Harbour | Palmavon Webster | Independent | 460 | 35.22 | |
| Othlyn Vanterpool | Anguilla United Front | 434 | 33.23 | ||
| Ellis Webster | Anguilla United Movement | 412 | 31.55 | ||
| 2 - Sandy Hill | Cora Richardson-Hodge | Anguilla United Front | 461 | 60.98 | |
| Jerome Roberts | Anguilla United Movement | 295 | 39.02 | ||
| 3 - Valley North | Evans Rogers | Anguilla United Front | 948 | 67.62 | |
| Elkin Richardson | Anguilla United Movement | 396 | 28.25 | ||
| Sutcliffe Hodge | Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party | 58 | 4.14 | ||
| 4 - Valley South | Victor Banks | Anguilla United Front | 1,057 | 60.75 | |
| Evan Gumbs | Anguilla United Movement | 655 | 37.64 | ||
| Leonard Kentish | Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party | 28 | 1.61 | ||
| 5 - Road North | Evalie Bradley | Anguilla United Front | 394 | 50.06 | |
| Patrick Hanley | Anguilla United Movement | 393 | 49.94 | ||
| 6 - Road South | Curtis Richardson | Anguilla United Front | 641 | 51.28 | |
| Haydn Hughes | Anguilla United Movement | 575 | 46.00 | ||
| Clifton Niles | Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party | 24 | 1.92 | ||
| Statchel Warner | Anguilla National Alliance | 10 | 0.80 | ||
| 7 - West End | Cardigan Connor | Anguilla United Front | 389 | 55.41 | |
| Kristy Richardson | Anguilla United Movement | 313 | 44.59 | ||
Aftermath
editFollowing the elections, Victor Banks of the Anguilla United Front was sworn in as the island's new Chief Minister.[3]
References
edit- ^ April 22, 2015 is Elections Day in Anguilla Virgin Islands News Online, 11 March 2015
- ^ a b Anguilla Elections Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
- ^ Public holiday in Anguilla as new chief minister sworn in Jamaica Observer, 24 April 2015