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Election: 2023 Antiguan general election: ... The 16th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda is the current parliament, ... President of the Senate
Fabian Jones, the Barbuda Council senator, is a member of the Barbuda People's Movement, and an opposition senator. [1] The other opposition senators are members of the United Progressive Party. [2] Kiz Johnson is an independent senator. [3] The remaining senators represent the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party. [4]
Antigua and Barbuda's electoral law was passed on 31 October 1975 and was last amended in 2002. [1] Elections are overseen by the Office of the Supervisor of Elections and an Electoral Commission, which was established in 2002.
The Senate and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, together form the bicameral legislature of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the House together may make laws for "the peace, order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda". [1] Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate. [1]
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 18 January 2023 to elect members of the House of Representatives.The Labour Party (ABLP) has held an absolute majority of 15 seats in the House of Representatives after the 2018 general election, with Gaston Browne remaining as prime minister.
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.
Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral legislature and multiple political parties, with universal adult suffrage and elections held every 5 years.The Senate has 17 members appointed by the Governor-General, with 10 being appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 4 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of ...
2018 Antiguan general election: Crown of Antigua and Barbuda; Monarch: ... The 15th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda was elected on ... Deputy President of the Senate