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The 5th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda was elected on Thursday, 11 February 1971 and dissolved on Saturday, 31 January 1976.
It was the only parliament with a PLM majority.
| Party [1] | Representative | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLM | Clarence Harney | President | 1971-1976 |
| ALP | Keithly Heath | President | 1976 |
Speaker: Cecil Hewlett (1971-1975), Unknown (1975-1976)
| Party [2] | Representative | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| PLM | Donald Halstead | St. John's City West |
| PLM | Basil Peters | St. John's City East |
| PLM | Sydney Christian | St. John's City South |
| PLM | Selwyn Walter | St. John's Rural West |
| PLM | Geoffrey Scotland | St. John's Rural South |
| PLM | Gerald Watt | St. John's Rural East |
| ALP | Denfield Hurst | St. John's Rural North |
| PLM | Robert Hall | St. Mary's North |
| PLM | Victor McKay | St. Mary's South |
| PLM | Wilbert Sterling | St. Lukes |
| PLM | George Walter | All Saints |
| PLM | Sydney Prince | St. George |
| ALP | Joseph Myers | St. Peter |
| ALP | Donald Sheppard | St. Phillip North |
| PLM | Cyril James | St. Phillip South |
| ALP | Ernest Williams | St. Paul |
| PLM | Claude-Earl Francis | Barbuda |
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