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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.
It was expected that the by-election would generate significant interest across the Caribbean region. [6] The election date was announced on 30 September 2023 in Urlings, the date being 24 October 2023. [7] [8] The writ of by-election was given by Governor-General Rodney Williams on 2 October 2023. [9]
Dwayne George sworn in on 3 August 2023; replacing Caleb Gardiner. [5]Dwayne George resigns on 29 September 2023. Dwayne George sworn in on 26 October 2023. Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst announced on 21 August 2024 that she would be stepping down from the Senate for personal reasons. [6]
On 20 December, the date of the election was announced, with the UPP, ABLP, and MLVOP all fielding candidates. [6] The MLVOP candidate, Nigel Bascus, has attempted to run in all by-elections since the 2023 general election, never being able to meet the nomination requirements. [7] The MVLOP did not secure enough support to appear on the ballot. [6]
The party was founded in 1946, during the first national elections, as the Antigua Labour Party (ALP). Its founders included Vere Bird, father of Lester. The ABLP later came to be seen as a political arm of the Bird family. With the exception of five years in the 1970s, the ABLP ruled Antigua and Barbuda for over four decades leading up to 2004.
However, in the 2014 general election, the Antigua Labour Party won 14 of 17 seats, while the ruling UPP won the other three seats. In the 2018 general election, held on 21 March, the ABLP won 15 seats, the UPP won 1 seat and the Barbuda Peoples Movement the seat for Barbuda.
In the 2023 general elections, all four polling districts were dominated by the UPP. Only one polling district in the constituency was dominated by the ABLP. [ 3 ]
This article lists political parties in Antigua and Barbuda.Antigua and Barbuda has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.