St. John's City East Explained

St. John's City East
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Electorate:	2,166
Party:	ABLP

St. John's City East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of St. John's, Antigua. The constituency has two polling divisions and is composed of the areas of Cross Street, Dickenson Bay Street, and Friars Hill Road.^[1] ^[2]

Polling divisions

The constituency has two polling divisions, A and B. During the 2023 elections, polling division A had one polling station and voted overwhelmingly for the ABLP. Polling division B had several polling stations and had a minimal difference between the number of ABLP votes and UPP votes.^[3]

Electoral history

Source:^[4]

Party	1971	1976	1980	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014
ALP	38.37%	54.93%	65.34%	91.25%	89.21%	66.08%	59.76%	37.79%	54.97%	53.79%
UPP	-	-	-	8.75%	8.18%	33.92%	40.24%	62.21%	45.03%	46.21%
PLM	48.17%	45.07%	31.97%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	13.46%	0.00%	2.69%	0.00%	2.61%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Valid	602	832	854	811	1,112	1,371	1,640	1,556	1,471	1,476
Invalid	20	3	3	7	10	10	7	16	14	4
Total	622	835	857	818	1,122	1,381	1,647	1,572	1,485	1,480
Registered	811	870	1,051	1,222	1,625	2,047	2,483	1,691	1,855	1,585
Turnout	76.70%	95.98%	81.54%	66.94%	69.05%	67.46%	66.33%	92.96%	80.05%	93.38%

Members of parliament

Source:

Year	Winner	Party	% Votes
1971	Basil Peters	PLM	48.17%
1976	John St. Luce	ALP	54.93%
1980	John St. Luce	ALP	65.34%
1984	John St. Luce	ALP	91.25%
1989	John St. Luce	ALP	89.21%
1994	John St. Luce	ALP	66.08%
1999	John St. Luce	ALP	59.76%
2004	Harold Lovell	UPP	62.21%
2009	Harold Lovell	UPP	56.15%
2014	Melford Walter Nicholas	ABLP	53.79%
2018	Melford Walter Nicholas	ABLP	54.81%

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.abec.gov.ag/media/articles/other/2023_GE_polling_stations.php . 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: 2023-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200108235218/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/legislation/ag/ag_Constituency_Boundaries_Commission_Order_1984.pdf . 2020-01-08 .
Web site: http://www.abec.gov.ag/elections_2023/sjce_pb.php . 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: 2019-12-21 . Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. John's City East . 2023-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221121410/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/constituencies/SJCE.asp . 2019-12-21 .