St. Philip's North Explained

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

St. Philip's North
Type:	Parliamentary
Parl Name:	Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Region Label:	Parish
Region:	Saint Philip
Polling Divisions:	6
Population:	2,427 (2011)
Electorate:	1,654 (2018)
Towns:	Seatons, Glanvilles, Willikies and Newfield
Seats:	1
Party:	Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party
Member:	Robin Yearwood

It has 1,654 registered voters as of 2018.

The constituencies counting centre is the Nelvi N. Gore Primary School, in Willikies Village.

Voting history

Year	Winner	Party	% Votes
1971	Donald Sheppard	ALP	51.21%
1976	Robin Yearwood	ALP	66.84%
1980	Robin Yearwood	ALP	71.43%
1984	Robin Yearwood	ALP	79.69%
1989	Robin Yearwood	ALP	82.06%
1994	Robin Yearwood	ALP	72.64%
1999	Robin Yearwood	ALP	73.80%
2004	Robin Yearwood	ALP	62.06%
2009	Robin Yearwood	ALP	58.32%
2014	Robin Yearwood	ALP	66.23%
2018	Robin Yearwood	ALP	71.35%
2023	Robin Yearwood	ALP	52.8%

Party	1971	1976	1980	1984	1989	1994	1999	2004	2009	2014
ALP	51.21%	66.84%	71.43%	79.69%	82.06%	72.64%	73.80%	62.06%	58.32%	66.23%
UPP	-	-	-	20.31%	16.34%	27.36%	26.20%	37.94%	41.68%	33.77%
PLM	45.82%	33.16%	26.66%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	2.96%	0.00%	1.91%	0.00%	1.61%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Valid	742	1,131	1,099	1,034	1,059	1,184	1,378	1,331	1,413	1,436
Invalid	16	8	16	6	8	8	7	8	27	10
Total	758	1,139	1,115	1,040	1,067	1,192	1,385	1,339	1,440	1,446
Registered	1,184	1,185	1,341	1,487	1,678	1,867	2,115	1,500	1,693	1,580
Turnout	64.02%	96.12%	83.15%	69.94%	63.59%	63.85%	65.48%	89.27%	85.06%	91.52%

Demographics

Saint Philip North has 11 enumeration districts.

• 60100 Willikies-North
• 60200 Willikies-West
• 60300 Willikies-Central
• 60401 Willikies-S_1
• 60402 Willikies-S_2
• 60500 Willikies-East
• 60900 Glanvilles-Central
• 61000 Glanvilles-Outer
• 61100 Seatons-Central
• 61200 Seatons-Coastal
• 61300 Newfield

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

African descendent	2,197	90.50%
Caucasian/White	24	0.97%
East Indian/India	11	0.44%
Mixed (Black/White)	8	0.34%
Mixed (Other)	51	2.08%
Hispanic	38	1.55%
Syrian/Lebanese	2	0.10%
Other	22	0.92%
Don't know/Not stated	75	3.10%
Total	2,427	100.00%

Country of birth^[2] !Q58. Country of birth!Counts!%

Africa	4	0.15%
Other Latin or North American countries	4	0.15%
Antigua and Barbuda	1,827	75.29%
Other Caribbean countries	12	0.48%
Canada	4	0.15%
Other Asian countries	9	0.39%
Other European countries	6	0.24%
Dominica	62	2.57%
Dominican Republic	33	1.36%
Guyana	91	3.73%
Jamaica	74	3.05%
Monsterrat	4	0.15%
St. Kitts and Nevis	6	0.24%
St. Lucia	9	0.39%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	6	0.24%
Trinidad and Tobago	7	0.29%
United Kingdom	13	0.53%
USA	108	4.46%
USVI United States Virgin Islands	14	0.58%
Not Stated	135	5.57%
Total	2,427	100.00%

Employment status^[3] !Employment status!Counts!%

Employed	1,049	56.53%
Unemployed	81	4.37%
Inactive	707	38.09%
Not stated	19	1.01%
Total	1,856	100.00%
NotApp:	572

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethnic Data . redatam.org . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128012032/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\115695\~tmp_11569501.pdf . January 28, 2022 . en . 2022.
2. Web site: Country of birth . redatam.org . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128012034/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\115695\~tmp_11569561.pdf . January 28, 2022 . en . 2022.
3. Web site: Religion . redatam.org . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128012036/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases\Tempo\115695\~tmp_11569531.pdf . January 28, 2022 . en . 2022.