St. John's Rural West

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St. John's Rural West
Constituency
for the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
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Polling divisions3
Electorate5,440
Current constituency
PartyUPP

St. John's Rural West is a parliamentary constituency in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It is composed of the entirety of Five Islands. [1] The constituency has three polling divisions and includes areas of St. John's and the Five Islands peninsula. [2]

Contents

The constituency has three polling divisions, A, B, and C. [2] During the 2023 general elections, all three polling divisions voted in support of the United Progressive Party. [3]

Electoral history

Source: [4]

Party1971197619801984198919941999200420092014
ALP42.43%51.60%56.41%58.17%46.97%34.37%37.39%38.82%43.69%49.62%
UPP---41.83%53.03%65.63%62.61%61.18%56.31%50.38%
PLM56.01%48.40%40.48%-------
Others1.56%0.00%3.11%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Valid1,8552,6802,2161,8412,0332,4502,8563,3954,0123,956
Invalid333490131917178922
Total1,8882,7142,3061,8542,0522,4672,8733,4034,0213,978
Registered3,7202,8853,1373,2783,7144,2444,8833,8034,9964,493
Turnout50.75%94.07%73.51%56.56%55.25%58.13%58.84%89.48%80.48%88.54%

Members of parliament

Source: [4]

The current member of parliament for the constituency is Richard Lewis.

YearWinnerParty% Votes
1971Selvyn WalterPLM56.01%
1976Donald ChristianALP51.60%
1980Donald ChristianALP56.41%
1984Donald ChristianALP58.17%
1989 Baldwin Spencer UNDP53.03%
1994Baldwin SpencerUPP65.63%
1999Baldwin SpencerUPP62.61%
2004Baldwin SpencerUPP61.18%
2009Baldwin SpencerUPP56.31%
2014Baldwin SpencerUPP50.38%
2018Londell BenjaminABLP52.63%

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