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2005 Vincentian general election

General election held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Summary

General election held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Field	Value
election_name	2005 Vincentian general election
country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2001 Vincentian general election
previous_year	2001
next_election	2010 Vincentian general election
next_year	2010
seats_for_election	15 of 23 seats in the House of Assembly
majority_seats	8
election_date	7 December 2005
registered	91,045
turnout	63.67% ( 5.53pp)
<!-- Unity Labour Party -->	image1	[[File:Ralph Gonsalves.jpg	150x150px	Ralph Gonsalves]]
leader1	Ralph Gonsalves
party1	Unity Labour Party
leaders_seat1	North Central Windward
popular_vote1	31,848
percentage1	55.26%
swing1	1.2%
last_election1	56.49%, 12 seats
seats1	12
seat_change1
<!-- New Democratic Party -->	image2	[[File:Arnhim Eustace (cropped).jpg	150x150px]]
leader2	Arnhim Eustace
party2	New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
leaders_seat2	East Kingstown
popular_vote2	25,748
percentage2	44.68%
swing2	3.8%
last_election2	40.91, 3 seats
seats2	3
seat_change2
map_image	2005 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Ralph Gonsalves
before_party	Unity Labour Party
after_election	Ralph Gonsalves
after_party	Unity Labour Party
leader_since1	6 December 1998
leader_since2	27 October 2000

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. Ralph Gonsalves remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

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.

Results

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2271_05.htm Elections held in 2005] IPU

Wikipedia Source

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