Anguillan general election, 2015

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

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