Saint Lucia’s 2025 general election will be remembered as the night two unprecedented constituency victories signaled a sweeping national mandate for the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP). In Gros Islet, incumbent Kenson Casimir delivered the largest winning margin in the country’s electoral history, defeating UWP’s Marcella Johnson by an extraordinary 4,314 votes. Meanwhile in Castries East, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre secured the highest vote total ever recorded in the constituency, winning by 2,866 votes and earning a seventh consecutive term, cementing his status as the longest-serving MP in Saint Lucian history.
These record-breaking results set the tone for what unfolded into one of the most decisive electoral outcomes of the modern era.
By early Monday night, it became clear that the electorate had delivered the SLP a commanding victory. The final count stood at 14–2–1, with Labour winning 14 seats, Independent candidates Richard Frederick and Stephenson King retaining their constituencies, and the United Workers Party (UWP) reduced to just one seat, Micoud South, held by party leader Allen Chastanet.
Chastanet secured his seat by 673 votes, the party’s lone success in an election that saw traditional UWP strongholds collapse under a surging Labour vote.
Across the island, ballot boxes told a consistent story. Emphatic endorsements of SLP candidates and decisive breaks from past voting patterns. Casimir’s Gros Islet margin represents not only a constituency landslide but the widest victory since the introduction of universal adult suffrage. Pierre’s historic performance in Castries East similarly underscored strong public confidence in his leadership and the administration’s direction.
Speaking after his victory, Pierre said he felt “relieved” and grateful for the renewed trust placed in his government.
“This victory reflects the people’s belief in our work and our vision to build a stronger, fairer Saint Lucia for all,” he said, describing the result as affirmation of the SLP’s focus on stability, development, and governance reform.
Celebrations erupted throughout the island Monday night as supporters gathered in Castries, Gros Islet, Vieux Fort, Soufrière, and other constituencies to mark the scale of Labour’s triumph. Red flags waved from vehicles, horns blared, and crowds converged outside SLP headquarters and constituency offices.
While the island has seen notable landslides before, including the SLP’s 16–1 victory in 1997, the 2025 result stands out as one of the most lopsided, particularly in a political era marked by usually tighter contests. It also marks the SLP’s second consecutive dominant mandate following their 15–2 win in 2021.
Prime Minister Pierre praised the electorate for what he described as a “peaceful and dignified” election and called for a political climate free of misinformation.
“In the politics of a small island, there is no need for campaigns built on pure lies and misinformation,” he said. “Our democracy deserves better.”
The Prime Minister is expected to be sworn into office on Friday at the residence of the Governor General. The new Cabinet will be appointed in the coming weeks as the administration prepares to begin its second term backed by one of the strongest electoral endorsements in Saint Lucia’s democratic history.
