St. John's Rural North Explained

St. John's Rural North
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Polling Divisions:	2
Electorate:	4,187
Party:	ABLP

St. John's Rural North is a parliamentary constituency in Saint John and Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda.^[1] It is primarily composed of the areas of North Coast, Crosbies, Coolidge and Cedar Grove.^[2]

Polling divisions

St. John's Rural North has two polling divisions, "A" and "B". Polling division A is composed primarily of the North Coast area and polling division B is composed primarily of the Cedar Grove area. In the 2023 general elections, both polling divisions voted primarily for the ABLP, with some stations voting for the UPP.^[3]

Electoral history

Source:

Party	1971	1976	1980	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014
ALP	50.46%	62.76%	77.12%	90.90%	69.23%	58.58%	54.11%	37.05%	48.12%	60.55%
UPP	-	-	-	9.10%	30.77%	41.42%	45.89%	62.95%	51.88%	39.23%
PLM	39.71%	37.24%	22.88%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	9.84%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.23%
Valid	549	929	861	681	1,066	1,451	2,092	2,745	2,818	3,072
Invalid	2	0	3	4	8	4	5	9	9	17
Total	551	929	864	685	1,074	1,455	2,097	2,754	2,827	3,089
Registered	797	1,017	1,136	1,235	1,582	2,122	3,019	3,023	3,577	3,406
Turnout	69.13%	91.35%	76.06%	55.47%	67.89%	68.57%	69.46%	91.10%	79.03%	90.69%

Members of parliament

The constituency is currently represented by Charles Fernandez.

Source:

Year	Winner	Party	% Votes
1971	Denfield Hurst	ALP	50.46%
1976	V.C. Bird	ALP	62.76%
1980	V.C. Bird	ALP	77.12%
1984	V.C. Bird	ALP	90.90%
1989	V.C. Bird	ALP	69.23%
1994	Bernard Percival	ALP	58.58%
1999	Bernard Percival	ALP	54.11%
2004	Hubert John Maginley	UPP	62.95%
2009	Hubert John Maginley	UPP	51.88%
2014	Charles Fernandez	ABLP	60.55%
2018	Charles Fernandez	ABLP	60.37%

Notes and References

Web site: 2019-12-21 . Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. John's Rural North . 2023-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221121439/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/constituencies/SJRN.asp . 2019-12-21 .
Web site: 2023 General Election Polling Districts and Polling Stations. January 3, 2023. 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: 2023 General Elections Results, St. John's Rural North. 2023-10-07. www.abec.gov.ag.