Soufriere

2010 Census population proxy: Soufriere administrative district 8,432 (2010; administrative-district proxy; old and not guaranteed to match the electoral constituency).

Unemployment rate, both sexes: 5.22% (2025; CSO district-of-residence survey proxy).

Unemployment rate by sex: female 10.93%; male 4.56% (2025; CSO district proxy; small-area sampling uncertainty not shown on the public table).

Tourism, hospitality, attractions and marine recreation: The Pitons, Sulphur Springs, reefs, dive sites, resorts and heritage landscape create a nationally important visitor cluster. No constituency tourism GDP or wage series was found.

Agriculture, cocoa, root crops and agro-tourism: Fond St Jacques and the highland estates support farming and community-product initiatives; a business centre/interpretation concept is intended to commercialize local agriculture and culture.

Fishing, diving and waterfront commerce: Storm Beryl impacts on fishers, dive operators and waterfront enterprises show a livelihood cluster exposed to coastal hazards.

Construction and public services: Road, hospital/wellness, waterfront and renewable-energy works create periodic demand; current job counts are unavailable.

Rehabilitation from Soufriere to Fond St Jacques was announced in January 2025 with an expected eight-month construction period.

Soufriere Hospital was listed for 24-hour service in December 2025, and government separately reported mould remediation during 2025.

Government announced a new Taiwan-funded senior day-care centre in Soufriere and said ground would be broken; no completion source was located.

The Fond St Jacques Community Business Revitalization Centre/interpretation-centre initiative was formally launched in February 2024.

Soufriere entrepreneurs and community-tourism stakeholders received business/product/marketing training and networking support in 2024-25.

The certified 2024/25 shelter list names churches, parish/community facilities and a preschool in Fond St Jacques and Soufriere town; it confirms emergency assets, not capacity adequacy.

A globally recognized UNESCO landscape and rare combination of volcano, Pitons, reefs, beaches, heritage and agriculture.

Established accommodation, attraction, dive, restaurant and waterfront business ecosystem.

Fond St Jacques has a distinct agricultural identity and a platform for cocoa/root-crop/agro-tourism enterprise.

Active local-development, training and river-restoration partnerships.

Business-revitalization work connects training, an interpretation centre, local products and tourism rather than relying only on hotel growth.

The Flowing Clean river initiative combines institutional partnership with community education and action.

The Beryl-response project recognizes fishers, dive operators and waterfront enterprises as one coastal livelihood system.

Geothermal preparation includes an ESIA/resettlement-action process rather than treating exploration as impact-free.

Town congestion, drainage, wastewater, river condition and waterfront servicing may receive less attention than marquee tourism properties.

Tourism-worker wages, housing, transport and career progression are not visible in public constituency data.

Fond St Jacques road resilience and secondary access are essential because slope or road failure can isolate highland settlements.

Conservation capacity, carrying limits, reef condition and development compliance need transparent local reporting.

Geothermal benefits and burdens must be shared credibly with Saltibus/Fond St Jacques communities, with grievance and livelihood safeguards.

Tourism concentration creates exposure to travel shocks, seasonality and leakage; local SME training is positive but does not itself prove sustained market access.

The close 2025 election result indicates a competitive constituency, but votes do not establish development needs.

Hospital mould remediation indicates facility-maintenance risk even though 24-hour service is available.

No current constituency-level crime, emergency-response or road-crash series was found.

Steep slopes, river valleys and a narrow coast create landslide, flash-flood and road-isolation risks.

Storm surge from Hurricane Beryl caused livelihood losses around Soufriere Bay among fishers, dive operators and waterfront businesses.

The Soufriere River restoration project shows that waste, water quality and community stewardship require active attention.

Geothermal exploration offers national energy potential but creates land-access, water, traffic, noise and resettlement/compensation concerns requiring transparent safeguards.

Tourism and construction must be managed within the World Heritage landscape and marine ecological limits.

No current school attendance, learning, TVET, youth-placement or digital-access data were found at constituency level.

election date: 2025-12-01; registered electors: 8532; ballots cast: 5210; turnout percent: 61.06; winner votes: 2622; winner valid vote percent: 51.8; runner up: Herod Adrien Stanislas (UWP), 2,442 votes; rejected ballots: 146; geography: electoral constituency;