St. John's Rural West Explained

St. John's Rural West
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Polling Divisions:	3
Electorate:	5,440
Party:	UPP

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]

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

Electoral history

Source: ^[4]

Party	1971	1976	1980	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014
ALP	42.43%	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%
PLM	56.01%	48.40%	40.48%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	1.56%	0.00%	3.11%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Valid	1,855	2,680	2,216	1,841	2,033	2,450	2,856	3,395	4,012	3,956
Invalid	33	34	90	13	19	17	17	8	9	22
Total	1,888	2,714	2,306	1,854	2,052	2,467	2,873	3,403	4,021	3,978
Registered	3,720	2,885	3,137	3,278	3,714	4,244	4,883	3,803	4,996	4,493
Turnout	50.75%	94.07%	73.51%	56.56%	55.25%	58.13%	58.84%	89.48%	80.48%	88.54%

Members of parliament

Source:

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

Year	Winner	Party	% Votes
1971	Selvyn Walter	PLM	56.01%
1976	Donald Christian	ALP	51.60%
1980	Donald Christian	ALP	56.41%
1984	Donald Christian	ALP	58.17%
1989	Baldwin Spencer	UNDP	53.03%
1994	Baldwin Spencer	UPP	65.63%
1999	Baldwin Spencer	UPP	62.61%
2004	Baldwin Spencer	UPP	61.18%
2009	Baldwin Spencer	UPP	56.31%
2014	Baldwin Spencer	UPP	50.38%
2018	Londell Benjamin	ABLP	52.63%

Notes and References

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/media/articles/other/2023_GE_polling_stations.php . 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: http://www.abec.gov.ag/elections_2023/sjrw_pb.php . 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: 2019-12-21 . Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. John's Rural West . 2023-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221121350/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/constituencies/SJRW.asp . 2019-12-21 .