St. Mary's South Explained

St. Mary's South
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Region Label:Parish
Region:St. Mary
Towns:Bolans, Crabb Hill, Johnson’s Point, Urlings[1]
Local Council Label:District council
Local Council:Inactive[2]

St. Mary's South is a parliamentary constituency in the parish of Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda. A by-election was held in the constituency on 24 October 2023.[3]

Polling districts

St. Mary's South has three polling districts; "A", "B", and "C".[4] Polling District "A" includes Jolly Hill, Bolans, Christian Valley, Willocks, Roses, Orange Valley, Picarts, Ffryes, and Valley Church. Polling District "B" includes Crabs Hill and Johnsons Point. Polling District "C" includes Urlings, Cades Bay, and Brooks.

2023 results for Polling District "A"!Polling Station[5] !Party!Votes
Station 1 (A-C)ABLP124
UPP103
DNA4
Invalid0
Station 2 (D-H)ABLP156
UPP136
DNA2
Invalid0
Station 3 (I-L)ABLP108
UPP84
DNA1
Invalid2
Station 4 (M-R)ABLP111
UPP97
DNA1
Invalid1
Station 5 (S-X)ABLP158
UPP125
DNA3
Invalid1
TotalVotesPercentage
UPP63652.25%
ABLP56646.50%
DNA110.90%
Rejected40.32%
1,217100%
Registered Voters1,635
2023 results for Polling District "B"!Polling Station!Party!Votes
Station 1 (A-W)ABLP139
UPP66
DNA0
Invalid0
TotalVotesPercentage
ABLP13967.80%
UPP6632.19%
DNA00.00%
Rejected00.00%
205100%
Registered Voters264
2023 results for Polling District "C"!Polling Station!Party!Votes
Station 1 (A-J)ABLP131
UPP149
DNA0
Invalid0
Station 2 (K-W)ABLP99
UPP137
DNA1
Invalid1
TotalVotesPercentage
UPP28655.21%
ABLP23044.40%
DNA10.19%
Rejected10.19%
518100%
Registered Voters689

Electoral history

Voting trends

Party[6] 197119761980198419891994199920042009201420182023
ABLP38.26%32.88%60.19%71.55%56.06%45.68%42.69%39.04%40.83%52.09%-44.54%
UPP---28.45%29.87%51.51%53.22%60.96%58.50%47.91%-54.69%
PLM61.74%67.12%37.53%---------
Others0.00%0.00%2.27%0.00%14.07%2.82%4.08%0.00%0.66%0.00%-0.62%
Valid8601,3231,4521,1881,2791,5611,5671,6471,8051,937-1,935
Invalid2011576466822-5
Total8801,3341,4571,1951,2851,5651,5731,6531,8131,959-1,940
Registered1,4531,3721,8421,9482,1082,4372,6071,7822,1762,131-2,588
Turnout60.56%97.23%79.10%61.34%60.96%64.22%60.34%92.76%83.32%91.93%-74.96%

2023 by-election

Members of parliament

YearWinnerParty% Votes
1971Victor McKayPLM61.74%
1976Victor McKayPLM67.12%
1980Hugh MarshallALP60.19%
1984Hugh MarshallALP71.55%
1989Hugh MarshallALP56.06%
1994Hilson BaptisteUPP51.51%
1999Hilson BaptisteUPP53.22%
2004Hilson BaptisteUPP60.96%
2009Hilson BaptisteUPP58.50%
2014Samantha MarshallABLP52.09%
2018Samantha MarshallABLP50.35%
2023Kelvin SimonUPP54.69%

Demographics

Constituency

Bolans, Crabb Hill, Johnson's Point, and Urlings are the major settlements in the constituency.

The following are the census districts in those villages.

Country of birth data in Bolans, Ffryes, Crabb Hill, Johnson's Point, and Urlings!Q58. Country of birth[7] !Counts!%
Africa190.55%
Other Latin or North American countries60.18%
Antigua and Barbuda2,57674.59%
Other Caribbean countries120.34%
Canada381.10%
Other Asian countries130.37%
Other European countries641.87%
Dominica782.26%
Dominican Republic130.37%
Guyana1494.31%
Jamaica1574.56%
Monsterrat190.55%
St. Kitts and Nevis80.24%
St. Lucia150.43%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines60.18%
Trinidad and Tobago180.52%
United Kingdom902.60%
USA1213.52%
USVI United States Virgin Islands210.61%
Not Stated300.86%
Total3,453100.00%
Religion data in Bolans, Ffryes, Crabb Hill, Johnson's Point, and Urlings!Q49 Religion[8] !Counts!%
Adventist3229.34%
Anglican1,12632.65%
Baptist511.47%
Church of God571.65%
Evangelical922.66%
Jehovah Witness160.46%
Methodist1815.24%
Moravian2988.64%
Nazarene1263.64%
None/no religion2487.20%
Pentecostal2828.18%
Rastafarian551.59%
Roman Catholic1925.57%
Weslyan Holiness1905.51%
Other822.39%
Don't know/Not stated1313.80%
Total3,448100.00%
NotApp :5
Ethnic data in Bolans, Ffryes, Crabb Hill, Johnson's Point, and Urlings[9] !Q48 Ethnic!Counts!%
African descendent3,06188.65%
Caucasian/White2136.18%
East Indian/India240.70%
Mixed (Black/White)250.73%
Mixed (Other)722.08%
Hispanic50.15%
Syrian/Lebanese30.09%
Other230.67%
Don't know/Not stated250.73%
Total3,453100.00%

Polling District "A"

The following census districts comprise the villages of Jolly Hill, Bolans, and Ffryes.

Polling District "B"

The following census districts comprise the villages of Johnsons Point and Crabbs Hill.

Polling District "C"

The following census districts comprise Urlings, Cades Bay, and Brooks.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda: Constituencies Boundaries Commission Order 1984.
  2. Web site: Voice, Participation and Governance: The Case of the Eastern Caribbean . 2023-01-06 . web.worldbank.org.
  3. Web site: jordan . 2023-10-01 . St Mary's South By-Election Set for October 24 . 2023-10-01 . Antigua News Room . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023 General Election Polling Districts and Polling Stations . 2023-08-29 . www.abec.gov.ag.
  5. Web site: 2023 General Elections Results St. Mary's South . 2023-08-29 . www.abec.gov.ag.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-25 . Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. Mary's South . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191225092208/http://www.caribbeanelections.com:80/ag/constituencies/SMS.asp . 25 December 2019 .
  7. Web site: Country of birth . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829172331/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C82245%5C~tmp_8224561.pdf . 29 August 2023 .
  8. Web site: Religion data . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829172546/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C82245%5C~tmp_8224531.pdf . 29 August 2023 .
  9. Web site: Ethnic data . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829172830/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C82245%5C~tmp_8224501.pdf . 29 August 2023 .

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