St. Mary's North Explained

St. Mary's North
Type:	Parliamentary
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Region Label:	Parish
Region:	Saint Mary
Polling Divisions:	15
Population:	3,494 (2011)
Electorate:	4,322 (2018)
Towns:	Ebenezer, Jennings, Yorks, Hermitage, Dunnings, Brown Hill, Bendals, Emanuel Village, Bath Lodge, Cashew Hill, Brown’s Avenue, Martin’s Village, Golden Grove
Year:	1971
Seats:	1
Party:	Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party
Member:	Molwyn Joseph

St. Mary's North is a parliamentary constituency in Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.

It has 4,322 registered voters as of 2018.

The constituencies counting centre is at the Antigua State College.

Demographics

Enumeration Districts

• 35100 Golden Grove
• 81900 Jennings-Central
• 82000 Jennings-South
• 82101  Jennings-Yorks_1
• 82102  Jennings-Yorks_2
• 82200 Jennings-CedarHall
• 82300 EbenezerHall
• 82400 Ebenezer-GreenHill
• 34100 Bendals
• 34201  Emmanuel_1
• 34202  Emmanuel_2
• 14400 Browne's Ave.

2011 Census

Ethnic Data^[1] !Q48 Ethnic!Counts!%

African descendent	3,306	94.61%
Caucasian/White	23	0.66%
East Indian/India	11	0.31%
Mixed (Black/White)	7	0.21%
Mixed (Other)	44	1.27%
Hispanic	59	1.68%
Other	17	0.48%
Don't know/Not stated	27	0.77%
Total	3,494	100.00%

Religion Data^[2] !Q49 Religion!Counts!%

Adventist	608	17.48%
Anglican	399	11.48%
Baptist	104	2.98%
Church of God	312	8.95%
Evangelical	67	1.93%
Jehovah Witness	36	1.02%
Methodist	92	2.63%
Moravian	502	14.42%
Nazarene	30	0.85%
None/no religion	265	7.63%
Pentecostal	377	10.84%
Rastafarian	89	2.54%
Roman Catholic	153	4.39%
Weslyan Holiness	137	3.94%
Other	177	5.10%
Don't know/Not stated	133	3.81%
Total	3,480	100.00%
NotApp :	14

Country of birth^[3] !Q58. Country of birth!Counts!%

Africa	4	0.12%
Other Latin or North American countries	3	0.09%
Antigua and Barbuda	2,516	72.01%
Other Caribbean countries	16	0.46%
Canada	7	0.21%
Other Asian countries	11	0.30%
Other European countries	4	0.12%
Dominica	168	4.82%
Dominican Republic	44	1.25%
Guyana	252	7.20%
Jamaica	230	6.57%
Monsterrat	21	0.61%
St. Kitts and Nevis	16	0.46%
St. Lucia	10	0.28%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	29	0.83%
Trinidad and Tobago	12	0.33%
United Kingdom	12	0.34%
USA	86	2.46%
USVI United States Virgin Islands	19	0.55%
Not Stated	34	0.98%
Total	3,494	100.00%

Country of Citizenship Data^[4] !Q71 Country of Citizenship 1!Counts!%

Antigua and Barbuda	2,835	81.14%
Other Caribbean countries	21	0.61%
Canada	2	0.06%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries	11	0.30%
Dominica	105	3.01%
Dominican Republic	25	0.70%
Guyana	185	5.28%
Jamaica	182	5.22%
Monsterrat	13	0.36%
St. Lucia	5	0.15%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12	0.34%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.09%
United Kingdom	5	0.15%
USA	48	1.37%
Other countries	12	0.34%
Not Stated	30	0.86%
Total	3,494	100.00%

Country of Second/Dual Citizenship^[5] !Q71 Country of Citizenship 2!Counts!%

Other Caribbean countries	25	7.12%
Canada	7	2.08%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries	3	0.90%
Dominica	60	16.80%
Dominican Republic	18	5.09%
Guyana	59	16.38%
Jamaica	50	14.09%
Monsterrat	11	3.01%
St. Lucia	5	1.49%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	16	4.51%
Trinidad and Tobago	5	1.48%
United Kingdom	19	5.34%
USA	70	19.60%
Other countries	8	2.12%
Total	358	100.00%
NotApp :	3,136

Voting Trends

Voting Trends^[6] !Party!1971!1976!1980!1984!1989!1994!1999!2004!2009!2014

Labour	40.28%	47.11%	45.85%	68.68%	58.48%	56.01%	51.55%	45.61%	50.01%	56.80%
UPP	-	-	-	31.32%	38.05%	43.99%	47.96%	54.39%	49.42%	43.20%
PLM (later merged into the UPP)	59.72%	52.89%	52.90%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	0.00%	0.00%	1.25%	0.00%	3.48%	0.00%	0.48%	0.00%	0.57%	0.00%
Valid	916	1,469	1,845	1,322	1,811	2,312	2,896	3,488	3,513	3,678
Invalid	14	2	14	5	14	15	16	13	17	12
Total	930	1,471	1,859	1,327	1,825	2,327	2,912	3,501	3,530	3,690
Registered	1,743	1,526	2,410	2,694	3,020	3,840	4,680	3,885	4,536	4,127
Turnout	53.36%	96.40%	77.14%	49.26%	60.43%	60.60%	62.22%	90.12%	77.82%	89.41%

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament^[7] !Year!Winner!Party!% Votes!Notes

1971	Robert Hall	PLM	59.72%	PLM win
1976	Robert Hall	PLM	52.89%	PLM hold
1980	Robert Hall	PLM	52.90%	PLM hold
1984	Molwyn Joseph	ALP	68.68%	ALP gain
1989	Molwyn Joseph	ALP	58.48%	ALP hold
1994	Molwyn Joseph	ALP	56.01%	ALP hold
1999	Molwyn Joseph	ALP	51.55%	ALP hold
2004	Bertrand Lemuel Joseph	UPP	54.39%	UPP gain
2009	Molwyn Joseph	ALP	50.01%	ALP gain
2014	Molwyn Joseph	ABLP	56.80%	ABLP hold
2018	Molwyn Joseph	ABLP	60.67%	ABLP hold
2023	Molwyn Joseph	ABLP	49.98%	ABLP hold

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethnic . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161121/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\48523\~tmp_4852301.pdf . Aug 14, 2022 . en . 2022 . unfit . 17 July 2023.
2. Web site: Religion . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161313/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\48523\~tmp_4852331.pdf . Aug 14, 2022 . en . 2022 . unfit . 17 July 2023.
3. Web site: Country of birth . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161124/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\48523\~tmp_4852361.pdf . Aug 14, 2022 . en . 2022 . unfit . 17 July 2023.
4. Web site: Country of Citizenship . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161122/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\48523\~tmp_4852391.pdf . Aug 14, 2022 . en . 2022 . unfit . 17 July 2023.
5. Web site: Country of Citizenship . redatam.org . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814161311/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\48523\~tmp_48523121.pdf . Aug 14, 2022 . en . 2022.
6. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. Mary's North . 2022-08-14 . www.caribbeanelections.com.
7. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. Mary's North . 2022-08-14 . www.caribbeanelections.com.