General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest.[2] However it was not invoked.
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Electoral system
editThe 13-member House of Assembly consists of seven members elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, four at-large members elected from the entire island by plurality at-large voting and two ex officio members.[3][4] Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees.[5] Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21.[5]
Endorsements
editFor Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South):[6]
- Celine Willers, Miss Universe Germany 2018
- Caitlin Tyson, Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2018
- Aniska Tonge, Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2018
- Anna Burdzy, Miss Universe Great Britain 2017
- Selma Kamanya, Miss Universe Zambia 2018
- Aldy Bernard, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2018
For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South):[7]
- Charlamagne tha God, American radio and TV personality
Campaign
editThe ruling Anguilla United Front (which won six of the seven elected seats in 2015) nominated a full slate of eleven candidates in November 2019.[8] The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019.[9]
Results
edit| Party | Constituency | At-large | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Anguilla Progressive Movement | 3,689 | 51.33 | 4 | 11,971 | 42.80 | 3 | 7 | +7 | |
| Anguilla United Front | 3,170 | 44.11 | 3 | 9,820 | 35.11 | 1 | 4 | −2 | |
| Independents | 328 | 4.56 | 0 | 6,181 | 22.10 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
| Ex offico members | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 7,187 | 100.00 | 7 | 27,972 | 100.00 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,187 | 98.55 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 106 | 1.45 | |||||||
| Total votes | 7,293 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,951 | 61.02 | |||||||
| Source: Central Electoral Office, Central Electoral Office | |||||||||
By constituency
editReferences
edit- ^ "Proclamation - (Appointment of the date for Election of the Assembly).pdf" (PDF). Governor of Anguilla. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "The Anguilla (Coronavirus) (General Election Postponement) Order 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Central Electoral Office. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b Anguilla Election Centre Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
- ^ "Miss Universe Well Wishes For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Anguilla Progressive Movement - APM". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019
- ^ APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019