| Country: | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2009 Antiguan general election |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Election Date: | 12 June 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Antiguan general election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Turnout: | 90.27% (10.00pp) |
| Outgoing Members: | 13th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members |
| Elected Members: | 14th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members |
| Image1: | Gaston Browne and Anton Bakov (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Gaston Browne |
| Party1: | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 47.16%, 7 seats |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 24,212 |
| Percentage1: | 56.45% |
| Swing1: | 9.29pp |
| Leader2: | Baldwin Spencer |
| Party2: | United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Last Election2: | 50.95%, 9 seats |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,994 |
| Percentage2: | 41.95% |
| Swing2: | 9.00pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Baldwin Spencer |
| Before Party: | United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| After Election: | Gaston Browne |
| After Party: | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party |
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 12 June 2014.[1] The result was a victory for the opposition Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party led by Gaston Browne, which won 14 of the 17 seats. Following the election, Browne became the country's youngest Prime Minister.
After a long delay due to a pending Court order about a boundary change which would have affected the parliamentary seats, on 15 May 2014 the Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer set the election day.[2]
The 17 elected members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post.[3] There were 164 polling stations.
During the campaign Gaston Browne said that he would make the country an economic powerhouse in the Caribbean. He also campaigned on turning around a stagnant economy, high unemployment and crime. He further sought to bring about full employment and attract investment while saying "there will be no quick fixes" and it would take time to change.
The Labour Party won 14 of 17 seats, while the ruling UPP won the other three seats. UPP Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer was re-elected in his seat by a narrow margin of about 30 votes.[4] Arthur Nibbs of the Labour Party was elected in Barbuda by a single vote, which remains the last occasion that a national party won the Barbuda constituency.
| Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | % | Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints East & St. Luke | 3,365 | 3,087 | 91.74 | bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Joanne Massiah | 1,438 | 51.69 | |
| bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Colin James | 1,438 | 46.78 | |||||
| Antigua Barbuda People's Movement | Owen George | 12 | 0.39 | ||||||
| All Saints West | 3,959 | 3,560 | 89.92 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Michael Browne | 1,931 | 54.49 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Lorencezo Codrington | 1,596 | 45.03 | |||||
| Antigua & Barbuda True Labour Party | Dayton Samuel | 17 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Barbuda | 1,017 | 972 | 95.58 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Arthur Nibbs | 485 | 50.05 | |
| bgcolor= | Barbuda People's Movement | Trevor Walker | 484 | 49.95 | |||||
| St. George | 4,535 | 4,012 | 88.47 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Dean Jonas | 2,182 | 54.51 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Jacqui Quinn-Leandro | 1,765 | 44.09 | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda True Labour Party | Kelton Dalso | 56 | 1.40 | ||||||
| St. John's City East | 1,585 | 1,480 | 93.38 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Melford Nicholas | 794 | 53.79 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Harold Lovell | 682 | 46.21 | |||||
| St. John's City South | 1,459 | 1,323 | 90.68 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Cutie Benjamin | 828 | 62.92 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Mervyn Richards | 488 | 37.08 | |||||
| St. John's City West | 2,335 | 2,131 | 91.26 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Gaston Browne | 1,394 | 65.57 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Colin Derrick | 732 | 34.43 | |||||
| St. John's Rural East | 4,169 | 3,719 | 89.21 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Lester Bird | 2,144 | 57.95 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Leon Cort | 1,556 | 42.05 | |||||
| St. John's Rural North | 3,406 | 3,089 | 90.69 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Max Fernandez | 1,860 | 60.55 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Hubert Maginley | 1,205 | 39.23 | |||||
| bgcolor=#CCCC33 | Missing Link VOP | Nigel Bascus | 7 | 0.23 | |||||
| St. John's Rural South | 2,924 | 2,592 | 88.82 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Eustace Lake | 1,548 | 59.84 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Philmore Benjamin | 1,011 | 39.08 | |||||
| bgcolor=#999999 | Antigua and Barbuda True Labour Party | Vere Bird III | 28 | 1.08 | |||||
| St. John's Rural West | 4,493 | 3,978 | 88.54 | bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Baldwin Spencer | 1,993 | 50.38 | |
| bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Londell Benjamin | 1,963 | 49.62 | |||||
| St. Mary's North | 4,127 | 3,690 | 89.41 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Molwyn Joseph | 2,089 | 56.80 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Chester Hughes | 1,589 | 43.20 | |||||
| St. Mary's South | 2,131 | 1,959 | 91.93 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Samantha Marshall | 1,009 | 52.09 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Hilson Baptiste | 928 | 47.91 | |||||
| St. Paul | 2,734 | 2,453 | 89.72 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Chet Green | 1,453 | 59.23 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Eleston Adams | 969 | 39.53 | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda True Labour Party | Shoy Athill | 29 | 1.18 | ||||||
| St. Peter | 2,849 | 2,526 | 88.66 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Asot Michael | 2,182 | 54.51 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Clephane Roberts | 733 | 28.83 | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda True Labour Party | Sharlene Warner-Samuel | 52 | 2.08 | ||||||
| St. Philip North | 1,580 | 1,446 | 91.52 | bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Robin Yearwood | 951 | 66.23 | |
| bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Shawn Nicholas | 485 | 33.77 | |||||
| St. Philip South | 1,056 | 968 | 91.67 | bgcolor= | United Progressive Party | Wilmoth Daniel | 523 | 54.37 | |
| bgcolor= | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | Lennox Weston | 439 | 45.63 | |||||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||||||
Browne said of the result that "it is evident that the people have spoken and they have spoken resoundly. [sic] [I am] very humbled by the mandate. The reality is that this country is in dire straits and would require the efforts of the entire nation. [The win is] one for you the people. We have actually set an impressive vision for this country. I remain hopeful and very optimistic about the future of the Antigua and Barbuda. I want us to work towards the vision and to make Antigua and Barbuda the envy of the other countries in the world. [The victory] itself actually speaks volumes. I would not think we could have deserved a better out turn." Spencer accepted defeat, saying that the people had clearly chosen the ALP.[4]
Attorney Steadroy "Cuttie" Benjamin became the attorney general.[6]