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House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Unicameral legislature of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12th Vincentian Assembly

Type
Type	Unicameral house of theParliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Leadership
Speaker	Ronnia Durham-Balcombe, NDP since 23 December 2025
Prime Minister	Godwin Friday, NDP since 28 November 2025
Leader of the Opposition	Ralph Gonsalves, ULP since 1 December 2025
Structure
Seats	23 members

Political groups	His Majesty's Government (14) NDP (14) His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (1) ULP (1) Senators (6) Pro-government senators (4) Pro-opposition senators (2) Other members (2) Speaker (1) Attorney General (1)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality voting forMPs. All senators are appointed by the Governor-General.
Last election	27 November 2025
Website
assembly.gov.vc/assembly/

TheHouse of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is theunicameral legislature ofSaint Vincent and the Grenadines. TheVincentian monarch and the House of Assembly constitute the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The House has a total of 23 members:^[1]

Fifteen represent single memberconstituencies and are elected usingplurality voting, also known as "first past the post".
Six are known assenators, and are appointed by theGovernor-General. Four senators are appointed to represent thegovernment and two to represent theopposition.
One member is the attorney-general, who is appointed
One member is the speaker, who is elected by the House

The most recentelections to the House of Assembly were held on27 November 2025. TheNew Democratic Party (NDP) under the leadership ofGodwin Friday won 14 out of 15 elected seats, creating the first NDP government in nearly 25 years.^[2] TheUnity Labour Party (ULP) retained only the seat ofRalph Gonsalves, the former prime minister, who formed the new opposition.^[3]

References

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^Assembly homepage
^Watts, Algernon (28 November 2025)."Massive NDP Victory Ends Gonsalves Era; Friday Takes Office with 14–1 Mandate".Antigua Observer. Retrieved28 November 2025.
^"Many historic elements as Friday leads NDP to 14-1 victory".iWitness News. 28 November 2025. Retrieved28 November 2025.

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