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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    2014

Antigua and Barbuda
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Baldwin SPENCER
  • Assembly: Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 17 seats and the House of Representatives with 17 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor-General Louisse LAKE-TACK.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is hereditary.
  • The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general.
  • In the Senate 17 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms*. In the House of Representatives 17 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

* 17 members are appointed by the governor-general.

Population:

  • Population: 86,754 (July 2010 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - 2014

Past elections

Last Updated on 11/15/2010

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