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General elections were held inAntigua and Barbuda on 21 March 2018 to elect members toHouse of Representatives of the15th Antigua and Barbuda Parliament.[1] Each of the 17 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
The governingAntigua 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] TheUnited Progressive Party, the official opposition, led byHarold Lovell, was reduced to a single seat and Lovell failed to be elected.[3]
The 17 elected members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies byfirst-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 ofHurricane Irma.[5]
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 Antigua 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 the2017 Hurricane season, the Barbudan communal land ownership law, tourism resorts notably theSandals Resorts, and abribery scandal involving Browne.[8][9][3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | 23,063 | 59.24 | 15 | +1 | |
| United Progressive Party | 14,440 | 37.09 | 1 | –2 | |
| Democratic National Alliance | 754 | 1.94 | 0 | New | |
| Barbuda People's Movement | 558 | 1.43 | 1 | +1 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda True Labour Party | 87 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Go Green for Life | 20 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Missing Link VOP | 6 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 38,932 | 100.00 | 17 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 38,932 | 99.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 288 | 0.73 | |||
| Total votes | 39,220 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,258 | 76.51 | |||
| Source:ABEC | |||||
| Constituency | ABLP | UPP | DNA | GGL | BPM | Ind | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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