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.
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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]
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
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]
| Party | Constituency | At-large | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
By constituency
| Constituency | APM candidate | Votes | AUF candidate | Votes | Independent candidate | Votes |
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| 1 - Island Harbour | Ellis Lorenzo Webster | 493 | Oris Smith | 336 | Palmavon Webster | 167 |
| 2 - Sandy Hill | Jerome Roberts | 302 | Cora Richardson-Hodge | 318 | ||
| 3 - Valley North | Courtney Morton | 657 | Evans McNiel Rogers | 697 | ||
| 4 - Valley South | Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | 861 | Victor Banks | 755 | ||
| 5 - Road North | Merrick Richardson | 386 | Evalie Bradley | 238 | Rommel Hughes | 89 |
| 6 - Road South | Haydn Hughes | 727 | Curtis Richardson | 540 | ||
| 7 - West End | Kimberley Fleming | 263 | Cardigan Connor | 286 | Jamie Hodge | 72 |
| At-large (4 seats) | Kyle Hodge | 3,557 | Jose Vanterpool | 2,983 | Lanny Hobson | 1,643 |
| Kenneth Hodge | 2,917 | Othlyn Vanterpool | 2,420 | Aunika Lake | 1,532 | |
| Quincia Gumbs-Marie | 2,840 | Lockhart Hughes | 2,290 | Brent Davis | 1,117 | |
| Kennedy Hodge | 2,657 | Mark Romney | 2,126 | Sutcliffe Hodge | 1,016 | |
| Glenneva Hodge | 609 | |||||
| Elkin Richardson | 148 | |||||
| Merlyn Duncan | 101 |
- "Proclamation - (Appointment of the date for Election of the Assembly).pdf" (PDF). Governor of Anguilla. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "The Anguilla (Coronavirus) (General Election Postponement) Order 2020". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- "Frequently Asked Questions". Central Electoral Office. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "The Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Anguilla Election Centre Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections
- "Miss Universe Well Wishes For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06.
- "Anguilla Progressive Movement - APM". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019
- APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019