General elections were held on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 for all directly elected members of the House of Assembly following its premature dissolution.  General elections had previously been held in March 2001.

The unicameral Parliament of St. Vincent, the House of Assembly, comprises 15 elected Representatives and six Senators appointed by the Governor-General – four on the advice of the Prime Minister and two on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.  The normal duration of the legislature is five years.

On 7 December 2005 early elections for the 15 directly elected seats in the House of Assembly were contested by 34 candidates representing three political parties: Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves' Unity Labour Party (ULP) with 15 candidates minority leader Arnhim Eustace's New Democratic Party (NDP) with 15 candidates and the newly formed Green Party led by  Ivan O'Neal fielding four candidates. In the previous elections held in March 2001, the ULP won 12 seats while the remaining three went to the NDP.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Gonsalves called on voters to support his party's record in government and his infrastructure projects such as a new international airport a cross-island road and a sports stadium.  The opposition NDP presented a 90-page document entitled "The key to economic development - unlocking prosperity for all" which listed 14 targets aimed at creating an economy driven by technological innovation and entrepreneurship.  The plan includes increasing GDP per capita to US 7,000 dollars and raising the employment rate to 90 per cent in 10 years.

Approximately 63.7 per cent of the 91 000 eligible voters turned out at the polls.

The elections were monitored by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  Both organizations concluded that the elections proceeded without major incidents or systemic irregularities.

The ULP won a second consecutive term retaining 12 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.  The opposition NDP also maintained its three seats.  The Green Party did not win any seats.  Voter turnout was 63.7%.

Gonsalves continued in his second term as Prime Minister.  The newly elected House of Assembly held its first session on 29 December 2005 and re-elected Hendrick Alexander as Speaker.