List of political parties in St. Lucia
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This article lists political parties in Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucia
has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Major parties
- Saint Lucia Labour PartySaint Lucia Labour PartyThe 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:...
- United Workers PartyUnited 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:...
Minor parties
- Lucian Greens Party
- Lucian People's Movement (LPM)
- National AllianceNational Alliance (Saint Lucia)The National Alliance was a political party in Saint Lucia led by George Odlum. It contested the 2001 general elections, but received only 3.7% of the vote and failed to win a seat....
- National Development Movement (NDM)
- People's Progressive PartyPeople's Progressive Party (Saint Lucia)The People's Progressive Party was a political party in Saint Lucia. It was the only opposition party in the country from 1951 until 1964.-History:...
- Saint Lucia Freedom PartySaint Lucia Freedom PartyThe Saint Lucia Freedom Party was a political party in Saint Lucia led by human rights lawyer Martinus Francois. It contested the 2001 general elections, but received just 18 votes, failing to win a seat.-References:...
- Sou Tout Apwe Fete FiniSou Tout Apwe Fete FiniSou Tout Apwe Fete Fini was a political party in Saint Lucia. Led by TV host Chris Hunte, it contested five seats in the 2001 general elections, but received just 230 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.-References:...
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