ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1994

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Parliamentary Chamber: House of Representatives

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1994

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Chamber:

House of Representatives

Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):

8 March 1994

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.

Background and outcome of elections:

The election date was set shortly before the polling, on 17 February.
In the contest for the House of Representatives’ 17 seats, the ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) was opposed primarily by the United Progressive Party (UPP), founded in 1992 (i.e., since the previous general elections) by merger of three groups: the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, the Progressive Labour Movement and the United National Democratic Party (UNDP), the last of which was the only one with representation in the previous House (one seat). The UPP was led by Mr. Baldwin Spencer.
During the campaign, ALP leader Lester Bird – who had replaced his father Vere Bird as Prime Minister shortly before the elections – advocated an increased opening up of the country’s political system. In the economic sphere, the ALP pledged a wholesale renewal highlighted by the creation of new jobs, reduction of the foreign debt through various means, elimination of personal income tax and steps to encourage foreign investment. The opposition pointed to charges involving the ruling party with official corruption, drug smuggling and money laundering.
Polling results gave the ALP a House majority for the fifth consecutive time although its total dropped by four seats to 11, these losses being picked up by the UPP. As before, the Barbuda People’s Movement won the lone seat set aside for the island of Barbuda.
Prime Minister Bird’s new Cabinet was announced on 10 March.

STATISTICS

Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group Total Gain/Loss

Antigua Labour Party (ALP) 11 -4

United Progressive Party (UPP)* 5 +4

Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) 1 =

Comments:

* New party formed through merger of three groups, including the United National Democratic Party (UNDP) which won one seat in the previous (March 1989) general elections.

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men: 16

Women: 1

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Chamber:
	House of Representatives
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	8 March 1994
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The election date was set shortly before the polling, on 17 February. In the contest for the House of Representatives’ 17 seats, the ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) was opposed primarily by the United Progressive Party (UPP), founded in 1992 (i.e., since the previous general elections) by merger of three groups: the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, the Progressive Labour Movement and the United National Democratic Party (UNDP), the last of which was the only one with representation in the previous House (one seat). The UPP was led by Mr. Baldwin Spencer. During the campaign, ALP leader Lester Bird – who had replaced his father Vere Bird as Prime Minister shortly before the elections – advocated an increased opening up of the country’s political system. In the economic sphere, the ALP pledged a wholesale renewal highlighted by the creation of new jobs, reduction of the foreign debt through various means, elimination of personal income tax and steps to encourage foreign investment. The opposition pointed to charges involving the ruling party with official corruption, drug smuggling and money laundering. Polling results gave the ALP a House majority for the fifth consecutive time although its total dropped by four seats to 11, these losses being picked up by the UPP. As before, the Barbuda People’s Movement won the lone seat set aside for the island of Barbuda. Prime Minister Bird’s new Cabinet was announced on 10 March.

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
Antigua Labour Party (ALP)	11	-4
United Progressive Party (UPP)*	5	+4
Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM)	1	=

Comments:
	* New party formed through merger of three groups, including the United National Democratic Party (UNDP) which won one seat in the previous (March 1989) general elections.