| 11th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| Meeting place | St. John's | ||||
| Term | 9 March 1999 – 26 February 2004 | ||||
| Election | 1999 Antiguan general election | ||||
| Government | ABLP | ||||
| Opposition | UPP, BPM | ||||
| Crown of Antigua and Barbuda | |||||
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| Senate | |||||
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The 11th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda was elected on 9 March 1999, and was dissolved on 26 February 2004. [1]
| Party [2] | Representative |
|---|---|
| ALP | Millicent Percival |
| ALP | George Bernard Walker |
| ALP | Guy Yearwood |
| ALP | Asot Micheal |
| ALP | Kenrick Isaac |
| ALP | Reuben James |
| ALP | Llewellyn Smith |
| ALP | Samuel Aymer |
| ALP | Nathalie Payne |
| ALP | Charles Fernandez |
| ALP | Rupert Sterling |
| UPP | Leonard T. Hector |
| UPP | Lionel Gomes |
| UPP | Bertrand Joseph |
| UPP | Ralph Potter |
| UPP | Aziz Hadeed |
| Calvin Gore | |
| ALP | Osmund Lake |
| Party [3] | Representative | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| ALP | Lester Bird Prime Minister | St. John's Rural East |
| UPP | Baldwin Spencer Leader of the Opposition | St. John's Rural West |
| ALP | Gaston Browne | St. John's City West |
| ALP | John St. Luce | St. John's City East |
| ALP | Steadroy Benjamin | St. John's City South |
| ALP | Vere Bird Jr. | St. John's Rural South |
| ALP | Bernard Percival | St. John's Rural North |
| ALP | Molwyn Joseph | St. Mary's North |
| UPP | Hilson Baptiste | St. Mary's South |
| UPP | Charlesworth Samuel | All Saints East & St. Luke |
| ALP | Hilroy Humphreys | All Saints West |
| UPP | Nathaniel Francis | St. George |
| ALP | Longford Jeremy | St. Peter |
| ALP | Robin Yearwood | St. Phillip North |
| ALP | Sherfield Bowen | St. Phillip South |
| ALP | Rodney Williams | St. Paul |
| BPM | Thomas Hilbourne Frank | Barbuda |
| ALP | Gertel Thom | Attorney General |
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