St. Peter (constituency) explained

St. Peter
Type:	Parliamentary
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Region Label:	Parish
Region:	Saint Peter, Saint George, Saint John
Polling Divisions:	11
Population:	3,408 (2011)
Electorate:	3,041 (2018)
Towns:	Parham, Pares, Sugar Factory, Paynters Paradise
Seats:	1
Party:	Independent
Member:	Asot Michael

St. Peter is a constituency of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda that takes up portions of the Parish of Saint Peter, Parish of Saint George, and the Parish of Saint John.

It has 3,041 registered voters as of 2018.

The constituencies counting center is Parham Primary School in Parham Village.

Voting History

Representative in Parliament^[1] !Year!Winner!Party!% Votes

1971	Joseph Myers	ALP	51.79%
1976			58.53%
1980			80.40%
1984			91.46%
1989			89.64%
1994	Longford Jeremy		77.68%
1999			62.75%
2004	Asot Michael		58.31%
2009			63.24%
2014		ABLP	69.09%
2018			73.90%
2023		IND	58.07%

Voting Trends!Party!1971!1976!1980!1984!1989!1994!1999!2004!2009!2014!2018!2023

ABLP	51.79%	58.53%	80.40%	91.46%	89.64%	77.68%	62.75%	58.31%	63.24%	69.09%
UPP	-	-	-	8.54%	5.92%	22.32%	34.33%	41.69%	36.76%	28.83%
PLM	42.84%	41.47%	18.84%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	5.37%	0.00%	0.76%	0.00%	4.44%	0.00%	2.91%	0.00%	0.00%	2.08%
Valid	782	1,102	791	656	608	914	1,133	1,986	2,511	2,504
Invalid	23	46	3	6	5	6	4	13	5	22
Total	805	1,148	794	662	613	920	1,137	1,999	2,516	2,526
Registered	1,311	1,194	955	1,018	1,077	1,404	1,679	2,181	3,082	2,849
Turnout	61.40%	96.15%	83.14%	65.03%	56.92%	65.53%	67.72%	91.66%	81.64%	88.66%

Villages

The constituency comprises the villages of Parham, Pares, Sugar Factory, Gunthorpes, Weirs, North Sound, and Donavans.^[2]

Demographics

St. Peter has 13 enumeration districts.

• 50700 Parham Lovers Lane
• 50800 Parham Market
• 50900 Parham Byham Wharf
• 51001 Parham School_1
• 51002 Parham School_2
• 51003 Parham School_3
• 51101 Pares East_1
• 51102 Pares East_2
• 51200 Pares West
• 41602 Sugar Factory_2 Paynters Paradise
• 41603 Sugar Factory_3
• 41604 Sugar Factory_4
• 41605 Sugar Factory_5

Ethnic Data for St. Peter Constituency^[3] !Q48 Ethnic!Counts!%

African descendent	3,080	90.37%
Caucasian/White	9	0.27%
East Indian/India	56	1.66%
Mixed (Black/White)	57	1.67%
Mixed (Other)	143	4.20%
Hispanic	22	0.64%
Syrian/Lebanese	2	0.06%
Other	23	0.67%
Don't know/Not stated	16	0.46%
Total	3,408	100.00%

Religion Data for St. Peter Constituency^[4] !Q49 Religion!Counts!%

Adventist	519	15.58%
Anglican	678	20.35%
Baptist	136	4.07%
Church of God	90	2.69%
Evangelical	83	2.48%
Jehovah Witness	107	3.22%
Methodist	262	7.85%
Moravian	214	6.41%
Nazarene	48	1.44%
None/no religion	145	4.34%
Pentecostal	377	11.32%
Rastafarian	34	1.02%
Roman Catholic	148	4.43%
Weslyan Holiness	239	7.16%
Other	101	3.03%
Don't know/Not stated	154	4.61%
Total	3,333	100.00%
NotApp :	75

Country of birth data for St. Peter Constituency^[5] !Q58. Country of birth!Counts!%

Other Latin or North American countries	5	0.15%
Antigua and Barbuda	2,582	75.77%
Other Caribbean countries	30	0.89%
Canada	6	0.18%
Other Asian countries	2	0.06%
Other European countries	5	0.16%
Dominica	87	2.54%
Dominican Republic	26	0.76%
Guyana	210	6.16%
Jamaica	104	3.06%
Monsterrat	19	0.55%
St. Kitts and Nevis	12	0.36%
St. Lucia	5	0.15%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	24	0.70%
Trinidad and Tobago	13	0.37%
United Kingdom	21	0.62%
USA	126	3.71%
USVI United States Virgin Islands	32	0.95%
Not Stated	97	2.85%
Total	3,408	100.00%

Country of Citizenship Data for St. Peter Constituency^[6] !Q71 Country of Citizenship 1!Counts!%

Antigua and Barbuda	3,017	88.52%
Other Caribbean countries	20	0.58%
Canada	3	0.09%
Dominica	32	0.94%
Dominican Republic	18	0.52%
Guyana	100	2.94%
Jamaica	77	2.25%
Monsterrat	6	0.18%
St. Lucia	2	0.06%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	8	0.24%
Trinidad and Tobago	5	0.15%
United Kingdom	11	0.31%
USA	48	1.41%
Other countries	7	0.22%
Not Stated	54	1.57%
Total	3,408	100.00%

Country of Second/Dual Citizenship Data for St. Peter Constituency^[7] !Q71 Country of Citizenship 2!Counts!%

Other Caribbean countries	41	7.67%
Canada	16	2.94%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries	1	0.19%
Dominica	62	11.58%
Dominican Republic	14	2.71%
Guyana	116	21.70%
Jamaica	34	6.46%
Monsterrat	16	2.95%
St. Lucia	5	0.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12	2.34%
Trinidad and Tobago	14	2.57%
United Kingdom	40	7.52%
USA	151	28.43%
Other countries	10	1.97%
Total	533	100.00%
NotApp :	2,875

References

1. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 St. Peter . 2023-01-15 . www.caribbeanelections.com.
2. Web site: Statutory Instruments . www.caribbeanelections.com . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618085806/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/legislation/ag/ag_Constituency_Boundaries_Commission_Order_1984.pdf . June 18, 2015 . en . 1984.
3. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Wayback Machine . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115172845/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C99231%5C~tmp_9923101.pdf . 15 January 2023 .
4. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Wayback Machine . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115173131/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C99231%5C~tmp_9923131.pdf . 15 January 2023 .
5. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Wayback Machine . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115173341/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C99231%5C~tmp_9923161.pdf . 15 January 2023 .
6. Web site: Wayback Machine . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115173526/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C99231%5C~tmp_9923191.pdf . 15 January 2023 .
7. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Wayback Machine . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115173820/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C99231%5C~tmp_99231121.pdf . 15 January 2023 .