Anguillan general election, 2015

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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

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Anguilla United Front	4,324	54.44	6	+4
Anguilla United Movement	3,039	38.26	0	–4
Democracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party	110	1.38	0	New
Independents	470	5.92	1	+1
Invalid/blank votes	46	–	–	–
Total	7,989	100	7	0
Registered voters/turnout	10,908	73.24	–	–
Source: Anguilla Elections

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 Harbour	Palmavon Webster	Independent
2 - Sandy Hill	Cora Richardson-Hodge	Anguilla United Front
3 - Valley North	Evans McNiel Rogers	Anguilla United Front
4 - Valley South	Victor Banks	Anguilla United Front
5 - Road North	Evalie Bradley	Anguilla United Front
6 - Road South	Curtis Richardson	Anguilla United Front
7 - West End	Cardigan Connor	Anguilla 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

↑ April 22, 2015 is Elections Day in Anguilla Virgin Islands News Online, 11 March 2015
1 2 Anguilla Elections Caribbean Elections
↑ Public holiday in Anguilla as new chief minister sworn in Jamaica Observer, 24 April 2015

Elections and referendums in Anguilla

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West Indies elections	1958

Referendums	1967 1969

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