2020 Anguillian general election
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General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest.[2] However it was not invoked.
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29 June 2020
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11 of the 13 seats in the House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral system
The 13-member House of Assembly consists of seven members elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, four at-large members elected from the entire island by plurality at-large voting and two ex officio members.[3][4] Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees.[5] Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21.[5]
Endorsements
For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South):[6]
- Celine Willers, Miss Universe Germany 2018
- Caitlin Tyson, Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2018
- Aniska Tonge, Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2018
- Anna Burdzy, Miss Universe Great Britain 2017
- Selma Kamanya, Miss Universe Zambia 2018
- Aldy Bernard, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2018
For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South):[7]
- Charlamagne tha God, American radio and TV personality
Campaign
The ruling Anguilla United Front (which won six of the seven elected seats in 2015) nominated a full slate of eleven candidates in November 2019.[8] The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019.[9]
Results
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| Party | Constituency | At-large | Total seats | +/– | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Anguilla Progressive Movement | 3,689 | 51.33 | 4 | 11,971 | 42.80 | 3 | 7 | +7 | |
| Anguilla United Front | 3,170 | 44.11 | 3 | 9,820 | 35.11 | 1 | 4 | −2 | |
| Independents | 328 | 4.56 | 0 | 6,181 | 22.10 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
| Ex offico members | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 7,187 | 100.00 | 7 | 27,972 | 100.00 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,187 | 98.55 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 106 | 1.45 | |||||||
| Total votes | 7,293 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,951 | 61.02 | |||||||
| Source: Central Electoral Office, Central Electoral Office | |||||||||