2015 Anguillian general election

General elections were held in Anguilla on 22 April 2015.[1] The result was a victory for the Anguilla United Front alliance, which won six of the seven elected seats in the House of Assembly. The ruling Anguilla United Movement failed to win a seat.

2015 Anguillian general election

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7 of the 11 seats in the House of Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Victor Banks Palmavon Webster
Party AUF Independent
Last election 2 seats 0 seats
Seats won 6 1
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1


Chief Minister before election

Hubert Hughes
Anguilla United Movement

Elected Chief Minister

Victor Banks
Anguilla United Front

Electoral system

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At the time of the elections the House of Assembly had eleven members, of which seven are elected in single-member constituencies and four were appointed.[2] Voters had to be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates had to be at least 21.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Anguilla United Front4,32454.446+4
Anguilla United Movement3,03938.260–4
Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party1101.380New
Anguilla National Alliance100.130
Independents4605.791+1
Appointed members40
Total7,943100.00110
Valid votes7,94399.42
Invalid/blank votes460.58
Total votes7,989100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,90873.24
Source: Anguilla Elections, Election Passport

By constituency

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The closest contest was in the Road North constituency, where the AUF candidate Evalie Bradley won by a single vote against the AUM candidate Patrick Hanley.

Constituency Candidate Party Votes %
1 - Island Harbour Palmavon Webster Independent 460 35.22
Othlyn Vanterpool Anguilla United Front 434 33.23
Ellis Webster Anguilla United Movement 412 31.55
2 - Sandy Hill Cora Richardson-Hodge Anguilla United Front 461 60.98
Jerome Roberts Anguilla United Movement 295 39.02
3 - Valley North Evans Rogers Anguilla United Front 948 67.62
Elkin Richardson Anguilla United Movement 396 28.25
Sutcliffe Hodge Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party 58 4.14
4 - Valley South Victor Banks Anguilla United Front 1,057 60.75
Evan Gumbs Anguilla United Movement 655 37.64
Leonard Kentish Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party 28 1.61
5 - Road North Evalie Bradley Anguilla United Front 394 50.06
Patrick Hanley Anguilla United Movement 393 49.94
6 - Road South Curtis Richardson Anguilla United Front 641 51.28
Haydn Hughes Anguilla United Movement 575 46.00
Clifton Niles Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party 24 1.92
Statchel Warner Anguilla National Alliance 10 0.80
7 - West End Cardigan Connor Anguilla United Front 389 55.41
Kristy Richardson Anguilla United Movement 313 44.59

Aftermath

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Following the elections, Victor Banks of the Anguilla United Front was sworn in as the island's new Chief Minister.[3]

References

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  1. ^ April 22, 2015 is Elections Day in Anguilla Virgin Islands News Online, 11 March 2015
  2. ^ a b Anguilla Elections Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
  3. ^ Public holiday in Anguilla as new chief minister sworn in Jamaica Observer, 24 April 2015