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Vincentian general election, 2010

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13 December 2010
  
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Turnout
  
62.33%

12 seats
  
3 seats

Start date
  
December 13, 2010

Registered
  
101,067

North Central Windward
  
East Kingstown

8 seats
  
7 seats

Vincentian general election, 2010

Winner
  
Ralph Gonsalves

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 13 December 2010. The result was a victory for the Unity Labour Party, which won eight of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly.

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Background

The date of the elections was announced at the Calliaqua Playing Field by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on 14 November 2010. It was also announced that parliament would be dissolved on 15 November and nomination day would be on 26 November.

Campaign

A total of 44 candidates contested the elections; the Unity Labour Party and the New Democratic Party both fielded a full slate of 15 candidates, whilst the Green Party had 14 candidates.

References

Vincentian general election, 2010 Wikipedia