General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020. 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. However it was not invoked.
Electoral system 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. Voters may vote up to four candidates in the at-large seats, which replaced two appointees.Anguilla Election Centre Caribbean Elections Voters must be at least 18 years old, whilst candidates must be at least 21.
Endorsements For Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Anguilla Progressive Movement candidate in Valley South): 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): Charlamagne tha God, American radio and TV personality
Campaign 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.Anguilla United Front launches slate of candidates – appeals for a clean campaign in 2020 The Anguillian, 25 November 2019 The opposition Anguilla Progressive Movement also nominated eleven candidates in December 2019.APM launches full slate of 11 candidates for 2020 elections The Anguillian, 16 December 2019
Results
By constituency Constituency Candidate Party Votes1 - Island Harbour Ellis Webster 493 Oris Smith 336 Palmavon Webster 1672 - Sandy Hill Cora Richardson-Hodge 318 Jerome Roberts 3023 - Valley North Evans McNiel Rogers 697 Courtney Morton 6574 - Valley South Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers 861 Victor Banks 7555 - Road North Merrick Richardson 386 Evalie Bradley 238 Rommel Hughes 896 - Road South Haydn Hughes 727 Curtis Richardson 5407 - West End Cardigan Connor 286 Kimberley Fleming 263 Jamie Hodge 72Island Wide (4 seats) Kyle Hodge 3,557 Jose Vanterpool 2,983 Kenneth Hodge 2,917 Quincia Gumbs-Marie 2,840 Kennedy Hodge 2,657 Othlyn Vanterpool 2,420 Lockhart Hughes 2,290 Mark Romney 2,126 Lanny Hobson 1,643 Aunika Lake 1,532 Brent Davis 1,117 Sutcliffe Hodge 1,016 Glenneva Hodge 609 Elkin Richardson 148 Merlyn Duncan 101
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