IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

104,084	5
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
51,258	80.37%
Registered Voters (as of March 25, 2018)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives		Lower House
Antiguan and Barbudan Senate		Upper House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE
Assembly: Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 17 seats and the House of Representatives with 19 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor-General Rodney WILLIAMS.

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 by the governor-general 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 and 2 members are designated ex officio.**

** Of the two ex officio members, one serves as the Speaker of Parliament.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	1999-03-09	33,318	52,385	63.6%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2004-03-23	39,627	43,459	91.18%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2009-03-12	41,886	52,183	80.27%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2014-06-12	43,077	47,721	90.27%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2018-03-21	39,220	51,258	76.51%

Voter Turnout