1984 Antiguan general election explained

Type:parliamentary
Country:Antigua and Barbuda
Ongoing:no
Election Date:17 April 1984
Previous Year:1980
Next Year:1989
Seats For Election:All 17 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:9
Turnout:61.12% (15.96pp)
Outgoing Members:7th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members
Elected Members:8th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members
Image1:Vere Bird (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Vere Bird
Party1:ALP
Seats1:16
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:12,972
Percentage1:67.90%
Swing1: 9.86pp
Leader2:
Party2:Independents
Seats2:1
Popular Vote2:1,375
Percentage2:7.20%
Swing2: 5.68pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Vere Bird
Before Party:ALP
After Election:Vere Bird
After Party:ALP

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 17 April 1984,[1] the first after the country had become an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981.

The result was a victory for the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. In contrast, the opposition vote was split between George Walter's new political vehicle, the United People's Movement, and the Progressive Labour Movement, Walter's former party from his pre-independence term as Premier.[2] The only non-ALP seat was won by a pro-ALP independent from Barbuda.[2] Voter turnout was 61.1%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda - Government and Politics . Meditz . Sandra W. . Hanratty . Dennis M. . 1987 . Caribbean Islands: A Country Study . Federal Research Division, Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 22 January 2010.