House of Assembly of Saint Lucia

House of Assembly of Saint Lucia Chambre d'assemblée de Sainte-Lucie
12th Saint Lucian Parliament
Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Saint Lucia
History
Founded	March 1, 1967 (1967-03-01)
Leadership
Speaker	Claudius Francis, SLP since 17 August 2021
Prime Minister	Philip J. Pierre, SLP since 28 July 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Allen Chastanet, UWP since 28 July 2021
Structure
Seats	17 MPs
House political groups	His Majesty's Government   SLP (13)   Independent (2) HM Loyal Opposition   UWP (2)
Elections
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Last House election	26 July 2021
Next House election	2026
Meeting place
Website
parliament.govt.lc

Politics of Saint Lucia
Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Errol Charles (acting) Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Assembly Speaker Leader of the Opposition
Elections Recent elections General: 2011 2016 2021 Next Political parties
Administrative divisions (Quarters)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alva Baptiste Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Lucia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
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The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia, elected by popular vote. The upper house is the Senate. It has 17 or 18 members: 17 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and a speaker elected by the 17 members, who may be one of their number or a person chosen from outside the House.^[1][2] To be elected to the house, a person must be at least 21 years old.