 The police commissioner in Saint Lucia described the election as the most peaceful yet in Saint Lucia with election monitors from CARICOM and the Organisation of American States observing the election.Four opinion polls as the election neared showed differing results with each political party favoured by two of the polls.There was controversy over the release of a poll two days before the election which strongly favoured the Saint Lucia Labour Party, with the United Workers Party describing it as a "laughing stock" as it had been conducted back on the 25 and 26 November.