2025 St. Peter by-election

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2025 St. Peter by-election
January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
 
Candidate Rawdon Turner George Wehner
Party ABLP UPP
Popular vote1,672570
Percentage74.58%25.42%

On 14 January 2025, a by-election was held in the Antiguan parliamentary seat of St. Peter following the assassination of Asot Michael. It was Antigua and Barbuda's third election since Prime Minister Gaston Browne emerged victorious in the 2023 general election. It was also the second by-election held outside of Barbuda since independence in 1981. [1] At 23:24 AST, the election was called by ABS for Turner. [2]

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Background

Asot Michael had been the member of parliament for St. Peter since the 2004 general election. In the 2023 general election, Michael ran as an independent due to his expulsion from the party in 2021. [3] Rawdon Turner was chosen by the Labour Party to run against him, although Michael won the seat with a comfortable 58.07% of the vote. [4] On 4 November 2024, Michael was assassinated, and his short term was defined by an extremely tense relationship with the government, resulting in the government-backed speaker expelling him from the House of Representatives for three sittings. [5]

On 20 December, the date of the election was announced, with the UPP, ABLP, and MLVOP all fielding candidates. [6] The MLVOP candidate, Nigel Bascus, has attempted to run in all by-elections since the 2023 general election, never being able to meet the nomination requirements. [7] The MVLOP did not secure enough support to appear on the ballot. [6]

Candidates

Candidate name [6] Political partyHome village
George Wehner UPP Carty's Hill, Saint Philip [8]
Rawdon Turner ABLP Parham [9]

Polling divisions

Polling division [10] Primary villages
"A"Parham
"B" Pares
"C" Lightfoot

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rawdon Turner ABLP 1,67274.58
George Wehner UPP 57025.42
Total2,242100.00
Valid votes2,24298.64
Invalid/blank votes311.36
Total votes2,273100.00
Registered voters/turnout–
Source: http://www.abec.gov.ag/speter/

References

  1. ↑ George, Elesha (2025-01-01). "Two Candidates Confirmed For St Peter By-Election". islandpressbox.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. ↑ Radio, ABS TV / (2013-03-20). "St. Peter Decides 2025" . Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ↑ jennelsa.johnson (2022-12-14). "Court rules disciplinary action against St Peter MP was unlawful, ABLP says Turner remains its candidate". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ↑ "2023 General Elections Results St. Peter". www.abec.gov.ag. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Legislator suspended from Antigua Parliament for "hooliganism" | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  6. 1 2 3 George, Elesha (2025-01-01). "Two Candidates Confirmed For St Peter By-Election". islandpressbox.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  7. ↑ "Nigel Bascus, Leader of MLVOP Party, to Contest St. Mary's South By-Election, Advocates for Aquaculture and Constituency Support". Antigua News Room. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated: George Wehner" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated: Rawdon Turner" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "2023 General Election Polling Districts and Polling Stations". www.abec.gov.ag. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
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