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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Lucia > Democracy

SAINT LUCIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA gender equality rating 4.5 Time series [4th of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 3.8 Time series [15th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 4 Time series [4th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.9 Time series [2nd of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 4.5 Time series [2nd of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,924 [130th of 161]
Female ministers 33.3% [15th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 13.8% [62nd of 157]
Female suffrage 1924
First female parliamentarian 1979 (appointed)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Male only
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty Fine-10 years
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.6% [56th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 53.7% [132nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 64,305 [137th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 119,844 [134th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 82,140 [145th of 163]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Lucia, st lucia, St. Lucia

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