Caribbean Elections - Antigua and Barbuda Elections


	OVERVIEW OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Head of State	Inherited monarchy with a Governor General appointed by the British Monarch
Head of Government	Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General
Structure of Parliament	Bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 17 seats and the House of Representatives with 17 seats.
Electoral Law	31 October 1975; Last amendment: Representation of the People (Amendment) Acts of 2001 and 2002.
Constituencies	17 single-member constituencies
Voting System	The monarchy is hereditary. In the Senate 17 members are elected by the governor-general. In the House of Representatives 17 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.
Term of Office	5 years
Voter Requirements	- age: 18 years - citizens of Antigua and Barbuda - citizens of the Commonwealth who have legally resided in the country for at least three years immediately preceding the qualifying date and who have met the relevant residency requirements - residence in the constituency for at least one month immediately preceding the qualifying date.
Candidate Eligibility and Requirements	- qualified voters - age: 21 years - citizens of Antigua and Barbuda - residence in the country for a minimum of 12 months immediately preceding the elections - ability to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical condition, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency - ineligibility: allegiance to a foreign State, undischarged bankruptcy, insanity, death sentence or imprisonment for more than one year, electoral offences or certain crimes within the preceding 10 years - nomination by individuals or political parties
Electoral Authority	Electoral Commission
Last Elections	12 March 2009
Next Elections	March 2014


	POLITICAL PARTIES

Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) [Gaston BROWNE]

Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]

Barbuda People's Movement for Change [Arthur NIBBS]

Barbudans for a Better Barbuda [Ordrick SAMUEL]

United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER]

United National Democratic Party (UNDP)


	PAST ELECTIONS

Year	Specific Date	Election Type	View Results	Source
1971	11 February 1971	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1976	18 February 1976	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1980	24 April 1980	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1984	17 April 1984	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1989	9 March 1989	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1994	8 March 1994	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
1999	9 March 1999	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
2004	23 March 2004	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com
2009	12 March 2009	Parliamentary		CaribbeanElections.com


	ELECTION REPORTS

	2004 Antigua and Barbuda Election - Final Report of the Commonwealth Expert Team
	2009 Antigua and Barbuda Election - Final Report of the Commonwealth Expert Team
	Final Report of the General Elections In Antigua and Barbuda March 12, 2009 – OAS Electoral Observation Mission


	MANIFESTOS

ANTIGUA LABOUR PARTY

ALP 2009	ALP 2004	ALP 1999

UNITED PROGRESSIVE PARTY

UPP 2009	UPP 2004	UPP 1999