IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Antigua and Barbuda

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Country: Antigua and Barbuda
Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: March 12, 2009

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At stake in this election:

17 seats in the House of Representatives

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 N/A.
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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Coalition: United Progressive Party (UPP)*
Leader: Baldwin SPENCER
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 9
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 12
Party: Antigua Labour Party (ALP)
Leader: Lester Bryant BIRD
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 7
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 4
Party: Barbuda People's Movement (BPM)
Leader: Thomas H. FRANK
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 1
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Organisation for National Development (OND)
Leader: Glentis GOODWIN
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A
Party: Others
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A

* UPP is a coalition of three parties - Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), Progressive Labor Movement (PLM), and United National Democratic Party (UNDP).