Английская Википедия:2018 Antiguan general election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:Politics of Antigua and Barbuda

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 21 March 2018 to elect members to House of Representatives of the 15th Antigua and Barbuda Parliament.[1] Each of the 17 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

The governing Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party led by Gaston Browne was returned to power, winning 15 of the 17 seats, increasing their majority by one seat.[2] The United Progressive Party, the official opposition, led by Harold Lovell, was reduced to a single seat and Lovell failed to be elected.[3]

Electoral system

The 17 elected members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting; 16 of the seats were allocated for the island of Antigua and one for the island of Barbuda.[4] Barbudan electors were required to travel to Antigua to vote as a result of the aftermath of hurricane Irma.[5]

Campaign

A total of 53 candidates contested the elections, representing seven parties. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party nominated a full slate of 17 candidates. The United Progressive Party nominated candidates only on the island of Antugua due to an electoral pact with the Barbuda People's Movement which stood only on the island of Barbuda. Together they fielded a candidate in every seat. The Democratic National Alliance (13) were the only other party to contest more than half the seats. The Antigua Barbuda True Labour Party and Go Green for Life both had two candidates, while the Barbuda People's Movement (affiliated to the United Progressive Party) and Missing Link VOP had a single candidate. A single independent candidate, Attorney-at-law Ralph Francis, contested the seat of Barbuda.[6][7]

Prime Minister Gaston Browne dissolved parliament fifteen months early. The main issues were the re-building and response to the 2017 Hurricane season, the Barbudan communal land ownership law, tourism resorts notably the Sandals Resorts, and a bribery scandal involving Browne.[8][9][3]

Results

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By constituency

Constituency ABLP UPP DNA GGL BPM Ind Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
All Saints East and St. Luke 1,369 47.65 1,379 47.99 106 3.68 7 0.24 2,873
All Saints West 1,726 54.31 1,380 43.42 51 1.60 3,178
Barbuda 429 42.01 13 1.27 558 54.65 4 0.39 1,021
St. George 2,083 56.68 1,452 39.51 121 3.29 3,675
St. John's City East 769 54.42 616 43.59 18 1.27 1,413
St. John's City South 895 69.60 355 27.60 23 1.78 1,286
St. John's City West 1,457 70.90 565 27.49 15 0.73 2,055
St. John's Rural East 2,175 65.90 975 29.55 134 4.06 3,300
St. John's Rural North 1,708 59.90 1,057 37.07 58 2.03 2,851
St. John's Rural South 1,502 62.53 755 31.43 38 1.58 2,402
St. John's Rural West 1,712 50.86 1,528 45.39 113 3.35 3,366
St. Mary's North 1,882 60.40 1,220 39.15 3,116
St. Mary's South 942 50.08 911 48.43 18 0.96 1,881
St. Paul 1,315 59.42 836 37.78 53 2.39 2,213
St. Peter 1,736 73.12 577 24.30 2,374
St. Philip North 884 70.49 355 28.30 1,254
St. Philip South 479 49.79 459 47.71 6 0.62 962
Total 23,063 59.24 14,440 37.09 754 1.94 20 0.05 558 1.43 4 0.01 38,932
Source: ABEC

References

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