St. Lucia Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: St. Lucia

Type: independent state within Commonwealth, recognizing Elizabeth II as Chief of State

Capital: Castries

Political subdivisions: 16 parishes

Legal system: based on English common law; constitution of 1960; highest judicial body is Court of Appeal of Leeward and Windward Islands

Branches: bicameral legislative (Senate, House of Assembly); executive, Cabinet headed by Prime Minister

Government leaders: John G. M. COMPTON, Prime Minister (since February 1975); Sir Allen LEWIS, Governor General (since December 1982)

Suffrage: universal adult over age 18

Elections: every five years; last election held May 1982

Political parties and leaders: United Workers’ Party (UWP), John Compton; St.

Lucia Labor Party (SLP), Julian Hunte; Progressive Labor Party (PLP), George Odium

Voting strength: (1982 election) House of Assembly—UWP, 14 seats; SLP, 2 seats; PLP, I seat

Communists: negligible

Member of: CAR1COM, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, NAM, OAS, PAHO, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding St. Lucia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Lucia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Lucia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.