The Parliament of Saint Lucia

Parliament of Saint Lucia

The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two chambers.*the House of Assembly has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.*the Senate has 11 appointed members....

 has two chambers

Bicameralism

In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....

. The House of Assembly is the popular elected chamber of the Legislature

Parliament of Saint Lucia

The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two chambers.*the House of Assembly has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.*the Senate has 11 appointed members....

. It has 17 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.

Current Composition

Following the election of 11 December 2006, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprises the following members:

Constituency	Name	Party
Gros Islet	Leonard Spider Montoute	UWP United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:...
Babonneau	Ezekiel Joseph Ezekiel Joseph Ezekiel Joseph is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Babonneau for the United Workers Party. Joseph won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006. In the government of Prime Minister John Compton, sworn in on 19 December 2006, he was appointed Minister for...	UWP
Castries North	Stephenson King Stephenson King Stephenson Toby King was the sixth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. He represents the constituency of Castries North for the United Workers Party in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. King won the elections in 2006, unseating the incumbent Minister of Agriculture Ignatius Jean...	UWP
Castries East	Philip Pierre Philip Pierre Philip J. Pierre is a Saint Lucian politician representing the Castries East constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Pierre won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.-References:...	SLP
Castries Central	Richard Frederick Richard Frederick Richard Frederick is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician who was Minister for Physical Planning, Housing, Urban Renewal and Local Government. Born on August 6, 1965, he is the tenth of twelve children and the last of five boys...	UWP
Castries South	Robert Kennedy Lewis Robert Kennedy Lewis Robert Kennedy Lewis is a St Lucian Politican representing the Saint Lucia Labour Party. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia following the election of 11 December 2006 as the member of parliament for Castries South. Previous to his election Dr Lewis was Supervisor and Examiner of...	SLP
Castries South East	Guy Joseph Guy Joseph Guy Eardley Joseph is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Castries South East for the United Workers Party. Joseph won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006, defeating Menissa Rambally...	UWP
Anse la Raye and Canaries	Keith Mondesir Keith Mondesir Keith Raymond Rufus Mondesir is a Saint Lucian politician. He has been a United Workers Party member of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia and a member of the Saint Lucian cabinet since 2006, serving in the administrations of John Compton and Stephenson King.-Early life and career in...	UWP
Soufriere	Harold Dalson Harold Dalson Harold Dalson is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Soufriere for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Dalson won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.-References:...	SLP
Choiseul	Rufus Bousquet Rufus Bousquet Rufus George Bousquet is a Saint Lucian politician who formerly represented the constituency of Choiseul for the United Workers Party. Bousquet won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.However lost to Lorne Theophilus in the November 2011 General Elections.Bousquet served in...	UWP
Laborie	Alva Baptiste Alva Baptiste Alva Romanus Baptiste is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Laborie for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Baptiste won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.-References:...	SLP
Vieux Fort North	Moses Jean Baptiste Moses Jean Baptiste Moses Jn. Baptiste is a St. Lucian politician. He is the Parliamentary Representative for Vieux Fort North.Jn. Baptiste resides in Pierrot, Vieux-Fort. Before entering politics, Moses was an agricultural science teacher at the Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School Campus A and then moved on to...	SLP
Vieux Fort South	Kenny Anthony Kenny Anthony Kenny Davis Anthony is a Saint Lucian politician who was the fifth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006. As leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he was Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2011 and returned to office as Prime Minister on 30 November 2011 following the 2011...	SLP
Micoud South	Arsene James Arsene James Born October 30 1944, Arsene James is a Saint Lucian politician and former Leader of the Opposition. He represents the Micoud South constituency for the United Workers' Party...	UWP
Micoud North	Jeannine Compton-Antoine Jeannine Compton-Antoine Jeannine Compton-Antoine is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the Micoud North constituency in the House of Assembly. She won the seat for the United Workers Party in a 2007 by-election...	Independent
Dennery South	Edmund Estephane Edmund Estephane Edmund Estephane is a Saint Lucian politician who represents the constituency of Dennery South for the United Workers Party. Estephane won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006. In the government of Prime Minister John Compton, sworn in on 19 December 2006, Estephane was named...	UWP
Dennery North	Marcus Nicholas Marcus Nicholas Marcus Neill Nicholas is a Saint Lucian politician representing the Dennery North constituency for the United Workers Party in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. He is also the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly....	UWP

Central Castries by-election

Independent candidate Richard Frederick

Richard Frederick

Richard Frederick is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician who was Minister for Physical Planning, Housing, Urban Renewal and Local Government. Born on August 6, 1965, he is the tenth of twelve children and the last of five boys...

 won the Castries Central seat at a by-election on 13 March 2006. Frederick defeated the incumbent Sarah Flood-Beaubrun

Sarah Flood-Beaubrun

Sarah Flood Beaubrun is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician. She is married with two children.Flood Beaubrun was educated at the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School and Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in St. Lucia and subsequently at the University of Hull where she obtained a Bachelor of...

 and Saint Lucia Labour Party

Saint Lucia Labour Party

The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...

 candidate Victor La Corbiniere.

Previous Composition

As at 14 March 2006, the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia comprised the following members:

Name	Constituency	Party
Dr Kenny Anthony Kenny Anthony Kenny Davis Anthony is a Saint Lucian politician who was the fifth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006. As leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he was Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2011 and returned to office as Prime Minister on 30 November 2011 following the 2011...	Vieux Fort South	SLP Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...
Mario Michel Mario Michel Mario F. Michel is a lawyer and politician in Saint Lucia.Michel studied Economics and History at the University of the West Indies in Cave Hill, Barbados. He then went on to study at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago...	Gros Islet	SLP
Philip Pierre Philip Pierre Philip J. Pierre is a Saint Lucian politician representing the Castries East constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. Pierre won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.-References:...	Castries East	SLP
Felix Finisterre Felix Finisterre Felix Finisterre is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Babonneau constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, and was the Minister for Telecommunications until he was defeated in the general election of 11 December 2006.-References:...	Babonneau	SLP
Damian Greaves Damian Greaves Damian Greaves is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Dennery South constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party until he was defeated in the general election of 11 December 2006. He served as the Minister For Health, Human Services, Family Affairs And Gender Relations in the cabinet of...	Dennery South	SLP
Ignatius Jean Ignatius Jean Ignatius Jean is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Castries North constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party until he was defeated in the general election of 11 December 2006....	Castries North	SLP
Ferguson John Ferguson John Theophilus Ferguson John is a Saint Lucian politician. From 1997 until 2006 he was the parliamentary representative for Choiseul and Saltibus and the Minister for Physical Development, Environment and Housing of Saint Lucia. He is also the vice chairman of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.-References:...	Choiseul and Saltibus	SLP
Velon John Velon John Velon Leo John OBE is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Laborie constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. He served as the Minister for Labour Relations, Public Service and Co-operatives. He stood down before the general election of 11 December 2006.-References:...	Laborie	SLP
Menissa Rambally Menissa Rambally Menissa Rambally is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Castries South East constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, until she was defeated in the general election of 11 December 2006....	Castries South East	SLP
Jon Odlum Jon Odlum Jon Odlum is a Saint Lucian politician. Originally a member of the Progressive Labor Party, led by his brother George Odlum, he was the party's sole successful Parliamentary candidate in 1982....	Castries South	SLP
Cyprian Lansiquot Cyprian Lansiquot Cyprian Lansiquot is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician. He was a Labour Party member of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006 and served as a parliamentary secretary.-Private career:...	Anse La Raye / Canaries	SLP
Cecil Lay Cecil Lay For the East Anglian architect, painter and poet see Cecil Howard Lay.Cecil Lay is a Former Member of Parliament and a Politician. He Represented Vieux Fort North Constituency in St. Lucia Parliament...	Vieux Fort North	SLP
Walter Francois Walter Francois Walter Francois is a Saint Lucian politician who represented the Soufriere/Fond St. Jacques constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party and served as Minister for Planning, Development, Environment & Housing until 2002.-References:...	Soufriere	SLP
Marcus Nicholas Marcus Nicholas Marcus Neill Nicholas is a Saint Lucian politician representing the Dennery North constituency for the United Workers Party in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. He is also the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly....	Dennery North	UWP United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:...
Arsene James Arsene James Born October 30 1944, Arsene James is a Saint Lucian politician and former Leader of the Opposition. He represents the Micoud South constituency for the United Workers' Party...	Micoud South	UWP
Marius Wilson Marius Wilson Marius Wilson is a Saint Lucian politician. He represented the Micoud North constituency as an Independent member of parliament until December 2006....	Micoud North	Independent
Richard Frederick Richard Frederick Richard Frederick is a Saint Lucian lawyer and politician who was Minister for Physical Planning, Housing, Urban Renewal and Local Government. Born on August 6, 1965, he is the tenth of twelve children and the last of five boys...	Castries Central	Independent

See also

• List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia