COUNTRY	Anguilla
ELECTION TYPE	Parliamentary
DATE	February 21, 2005

• 7 seats in the House of Assembly.

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
• Head of Government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING
• Assembly: Anguilla has a unicameral House of Assembly with 11 seats.
  
  *Represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE

• The monarch is hereditary and the governor is appointed by the monarch. Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party of coalition is usually appointed chief minister.
• Of the 11 members of the House of Assembly, 7 members are elected by popular vote, 2 are ex officio members, and 2 are appointed members who serve 5 year terms.

• Party: Anguilla United Front*
  Leader: Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS
  Seats won in this election: 4
  Seats won in last election: 4
  
  
• Party: Anguilla Strategic Alliance
  Leader: Edison BAIRD
  Seats won in this election: 2
  Seats won in last election: 0
  
  
• Party: Anguilla United Movement
  Leader: Hubert HUGHES
  Seats won in this election: 1
  Seats won in last election: 0

*The United Front is an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party and the Anguilla National Alliance.

• The last elections took place on March 3, 2000.

• Population: 13,008 (July 2004 est.)
• Number of registered voters: 7,555

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