House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
 This article is part of the series: |
|
|
|
Other countries · Atlas Politics portal |
The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament.
The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 March 2009, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five year terms from single member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. There is one ex-officio member (the Attorney-general) and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker.
| Parties | Votes | +/− | % | +/− | Seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Progressive Party | 21,205 | −887 | 51.1 | −1.8 | 9 | −3 |
| Antigua Labour Party | 19,460 | +2,916 | 47.0 | +5.2 | 7 | +3 |
| Barbuda People's Movement | 474 | +66 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 1 | ±0 |
| Independents | 194 | +15 | 0.5 | +0.0 | — | — |
| Organisation for National Development | 119 | +119 | 0.3 | +0.3 | — | — |
| Total | 41,452 | — | 100.0 | — | 17 | — |
| Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999). "Antigua & Barbuda: Election Results". Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University and the Organization of American States. http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Antigua/antigua.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
Caribbean Elections (2009). "General Election Results 2009". http://caribbeanelections.com/antigua/results/default.asp. Retrieved 22 January 2010. |
||||||
[edit] See also
- Senate of Antigua and Barbuda - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Antigua and Barbuda
- Legislative Branch
- List of national legislatures
- List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
[edit] References
Coordinates: 17°07′04″N 61°50′00″W / 17.11778°N 61.8333333°W
