St Lucia general elections 2021:SLP gains landslide victory
Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) made a massive victory in the 2021 general elections by gaining 12 seats out of 17.
Tuesday, 27th July 2021
Notably, SLP did not field candidates in two constituencies where former UWP members are campaigning as independents.
WIC News has continually been on the ground for many months, and our ground based predictions on this elections comes 100% true , notably we predicted that UWP would not get more than 3 seats .
United Workers Party (UWP) managed only two seats so far, the same number won by a pair of unique Independent candidates - Stephenson King, who recently departed from the UWP, and Richard Frederick, a self-proclaimed 'Independent Labour candidate'.
[caption id="attachment_36288" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Photo shared by Philip J. Pierre[/caption]Also, one seat remained to be called, Gros Islet, in which the Labour Party led significantly.
SLP Candidates who managed seats :
Constituency Winner PartyAnse la Raye/Canaries Wayne Girard SLP
Babonneau Virginia Albert-Poyotte SLP
Castries Central Richard Frederick Independent
Castries East Philip Pierre SLP
Castries North Stephenson King Independent
Castries South Ernest Hilaire SLP
Castries South East Joachim Andre SLP
Choiseul/Saltibus Bradley Felix UWP
Dennery North Shawn Edward SLP
Dennery South Paul Prospere SLP
Gros Islet SLP
Laborie Alva Baptiste SLP
Micoud North Jeremiah Norbert SLP
Micoud South Allen Chastanet UWP
Soufriere Emma Hippolyte SLP
Vieux Fort North Moses Jean Baptiste SLP
Vieux Fort South Kenny Anthony SLP
After this landslide victory, new elected prime minister of St Lucia, Phillip J.Pierre, thanked all the people of St Lucia through his official social media account.
In addition, the roads of St Lucia seems crowded with the people who celebrated this massive victory; people were hugging each other.
WIC News correspondents talked to many common people; they said we have a lot of hope with this new government.
A lady added, " SLP will fulfil our aspirations, and St Lucia will witness as a more prosperous island. "
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