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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
House of Representatives
LAST ELECTIONS

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Parliament name Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name House of Representatives
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senate
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 21 March 2018
Purpose of elections Prime Minister Gaston Browne's Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) won a second consecutive election, taking 15 of the 17 seats at stake in the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister's wife, Ms. Maria Bird-Browne - granddaughter of the nation's founding father, Sir Vere Cornwall Bird - was elected to parliament for the first time. At 26, she is the youngest MP in the country's history. On 26 March, Mr. Browne was sworn in for a second term as Prime Minister. The newly appointed 17-member Senate comprises nine women (52.94%) up from 5 (33.33%) in 2014.

The 2018 elections were held 15 months before they were constitutionally due in June 2019. The Prime Minister stated he needed "to provide investors with predictability, to prove stability, to provide continuity". The major parties focused on the economy and the tourism industry. The ABLP ran on the government's record while the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), now led by former finance minister Harold Lovell, accused the government of mismanagement.
Date of previous elections: 12 June 2014

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 26 February 2018

Timing of election: Early elections

Expected date of next elections: March 2023

Number of seats at stake: 17 (full renewal)

Number of candidates: 53

Percentage of women candidates: Not available.

Number of parties contesting the election: 7

Number of parties winning seats: 3

Alternation of power: No

Number of parties in government: 1

Names of parties in government: Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP)

Date of the first session of the new parliament: 26 March 2018

Name of the new Speaker: Sir Gerald Watt QC (appointed member)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 121 March 2018
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
51'258
39'120 (76.32%)

Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP)
United Progressive Party (UPP)
Barbuda People's Movement (BPM)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) 15
United Progressive Party (UPP) 1
Barbuda People's Movement (BPM) 1
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
16
2
11.11%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
The House of Representatives, elected in March 2018, comprises 18 members in all: 17 directly-elected members, including the Attorney General, and one appointed member, the Speaker.

Sources:
Parliament (04.04.2018)
http://www.abec.gov.ag/elections_2018/votesbyconstituency.php
https://antiguaobserver.com
http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/elections/ag_results_2018.asp

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