1989 Antiguan general election

1989 Antiguan general election

9 March 1989
All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.72% ( 0.40pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Vere Bird Baldwin Spencer Hilbourne Frank Party ALP UNDP BPM Seats won 15 1 1 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 14,207 6,889 304 Percentage 63.85% 30.96% 1.37% Swing 4.05pp 30.96pp 1.37pp
Prime Minister before election Vere Bird ALP Subsequent Prime Minister Vere Bird ALP

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 9 March 1989, the second after it had become an independent Commonwealth realm. The elections were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 60.7%.

This was Bird's eighth and final election victory. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1994, just before the subsequent general elections. Bird was replaced by his son, Lester Bird, the long-time party chairman.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Antigua Labour Party	14,207	63.85	15	–1
	United National Democratic Party	6,889	30.96	1	New
	Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement	435	1.96	0	New
	Barbuda People's Movement	304	1.37	1	New
	Barbuda Democratic Movement	150	0.67	0	New
	Barbuda Independence Movement	71	0.32	0	New
	Independents	193	0.87	0	–1
Total		22,249	100.00	17	0
Valid votes		22,249	99.37
Invalid/blank votes		141	0.63
Total votes		22,390	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,876	60.72
Source: Nohlen