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
22 April 2015
7 of the 11 seats in the House of Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Victor Banks Palmavon Webster
Party Anguilla United Front Independent
Last election 2 seats 0 seats
Seats won 6 1
Seat change 4 1
Chief Minister before election

Hubert Hughes
Anguilla United Movement

 Elected Chief Minister

Victor Banks
Anguilla United Front

Politics of Anguilla

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: Anguilla Elections, 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.

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes %
1 - Island HarbourPalmavon WebsterIndependent46035.22
Othlyn VanterpoolAnguilla United Front43433.23
Ellis WebsterAnguilla United Movement41231.55
2 - Sandy HillCora Richardson-HodgeAnguilla United Front46160.98
Jerome RobertsAnguilla United Movement29539.02
3 - Valley NorthEvans RogersAnguilla United Front94867.62
Elkin RichardsonAnguilla United Movement39628.25
Sutcliffe HodgeDemocracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party584.14
4 - Valley SouthVictor BanksAnguilla United Front1,05760.75
Evan GumbsAnguilla United Movement65537.64
Leonard KentishDemocracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party281.61
5 - Road NorthEvalie BradleyAnguilla United Front39450.06
Patrick HanleyAnguilla United Movement39349.94
6 - Road SouthCurtis RichardsonAnguilla United Front64151.28
Haydn HughesAnguilla United Movement57546.00
Clifton NilesDemocracy, Opportunity, Vision & Empowerment Party241.92
Statchel WarnerAnguilla National Alliance100.80
7 - West EndCardigan ConnorAnguilla United Front38955.41
Kristy RichardsonAnguilla United Movement31344.59

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. 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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