St. John's Rural South Explained

St. John's Rural South
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Polling Divisions:	3
Electorate:	3,910 (2023)
Party:	ABLP

St. John's Rural South, also called Rural South is a parliamentary constituency located in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. The constituency is currently represented by Daryll Matthew.

Polling districts

Rural South has three polling districts, "A", "B", and "C".^[1] Polling district "A" is composed primarily of Ottos and Radio Range. Polling district "B" is composed primarily of Desouza Road. Polling district "C" is composed primarily of Nut Grove and Golden Grove. In the 2023 general elections, polling district "A" primarily supported the ABLP. Polling district "B" also supported the ABLP. Meanwhile, polling district "C" only supported the ABLP by a small margin, with one polling station voting primarily in favour of the UPP.^[2]

Electoral history

Voting trends

Source:

Party	1971	1976	1980	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014
ALP	33.69%	50.51%	59.31%	71.81%	74.86%	64.19%	59.27%	44.36%	51.57%	59.84%
UPP	-	-	-	28.19%	23.39%	31.89%	37.94%	55.64%	48.43%	39.08%
PLM	64.27%	49.49%	28.19%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	2.04%	0.00%	12.50%	0.00%	1.75%	3.92%	2.79%	0.00%	0.00%	1.08%
Valid	1,321	1,877	1,499	1,270	1,659	1,684	2,114	2,687	2,682	2,587
Invalid	17	14	15	4	16	5	9	15	8	10
Total	1,338	1,891	1,514	1,274	1,675	1,689	2,123	2,702	2,690	2,597
Registered	2,526	2,010	2,058	2,247	2,981	3,326	3,974	3,039	3,523	2,924
Turnout	52.97%	94.08%	73.57%	56.70%	56.19%	50.78%	53.42%	88.91%	76.36%	88.82%

Members of parliament

Year^[3]	Winner	Party	% Votes
1971	Geoffrey Scotland	PLM	64.27%
1976	Vere Bird Jr.	ALP	50.51%
1980			59.31%
1984			71.81%
1989			74.86%
1994			64.19%
1999			59.27%
2004	Winston Vincent Williams	UPP	55.64%
2009	Eustace Lake	ALP	51.57%
2014	Eustace Lake	ABLP	59.84%
2018	Daryll Matthew		63.48%
2023	Daryll Matthew		56.04%

Notes and References

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 South. 2023-10-07 . www.abec.gov.ag.
Web site: 2019-12-22 . Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. John's Rural South . 2023-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222114515/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/ag/constituencies/SJRS.asp . 2019-12-22 .