2020 Anguillian general election

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.

2020 Anguillian general election
29 June 2020
All 11 seats in the House of Assembly
6 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
APM
Leader Ellis Webster Victor Banks
Party APM AUF
Leader's seat Island Harbour Valley South (defeated)
Last election 38.26%, 0 seats 54.44%, 6 seats
Seats before 0 6
Seats won 7 4
Seat change 7 2
Results by district
Premier before election

Victor Banks
Anguilla United Front

 Elected Premier

Ellis Webster
Anguilla Progressive Movement

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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]

For Haydn Hughes (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Road South):[7]

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
Party Constituency At-large Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Anguilla Progressive Movement3,68951.32411,97142.8237+7
Anguilla United Front3,17044.1139,81935.1214−2
Independents3284.5606,16622.0600−1
Invalid/blank votes––––––
Total 1007 100411+4
Registered voters/turnout––––
Source: elections.gov.ai

By constituency
Constituency Elected member Party
1 - Island HarbourEllis Lorenzo WebsterAnguilla Progressive Movement
2 - Sandy HillCora Richardson-HodgeAnguilla United Front
3 - Valley NorthEvans McNiel RogersAnguilla United Front
4 - Valley SouthDee-Ann Kentish-RogersAnguilla Progressive Movement
5 - Road NorthMerrick RichardsonAnguilla Progressive Movement
6 - Road SouthHaydn HughesAnguilla Progressive Movement
7 - West EndCardigan ConnorAnguilla United Front
At-largeKyle HodgeAnguilla Progressive Movement
Jose VanterpoolAnguilla United Front
Kenneth HodgeAnguilla Progressive Movement
Quincia Gumbs-MarieAnguilla Progressive Movement

References
  1. "Proclamation - (Appointment of the date for Election of the Assembly).pdf" (PDF). Governor of Anguilla. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "The Anguilla (Coronavirus) (General Election Postponement) Order 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions". Central Electoral Office. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. Anguilla Election Centre Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
  6. "Miss Universe Well Wishes For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Youtube.
  7. "Anguilla Progressive Movement - APM". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019
  9. APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019
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