2015 Anguillian general election
22 April 2015
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

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.

Electoral system

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

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: Election Passport

By constituency

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 Elected member Party
1 - Island HarbourPalmavon WebsterIndependent
2 - Sandy HillCora Richardson-HodgeAnguilla United Front
3 - Valley NorthEvans McNiel RogersAnguilla United Front
4 - Valley SouthVictor BanksAnguilla United Front
5 - Road NorthEvalie BradleyAnguilla United Front
6 - Road SouthCurtis RichardsonAnguilla United Front
7 - West EndCardigan ConnorAnguilla United Front

Aftermath

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

References

  1. ↑ April 22, 2015 is Elections Day in Anguilla Virgin Islands News Online, 11 March 2015
  2. 1 2 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
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