St. John's Rural North

St. John's Rural North is a parliamentary constituency in Saint John and Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda.[1] It is primarily composed of the areas of North Coast, Crosbies, Coolidge and Cedar Grove.[2]

St. John's Rural North
Constituency
for the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Polling divisions2
Electorate4,187
Current constituency
PartyABLP

Polling divisions

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St. John's Rural North has two polling divisions, "A" and "B". Polling division A is composed primarily of the North Coast area and polling division B is composed primarily of the Cedar Grove area.[2] In the 2023 general elections, both polling divisions voted primarily for the ABLP, with some stations voting for the UPP.[3]

Electoral history

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Source: [1]

Party 1971 1976 1980 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014
ALP 50.46% 62.76% 77.12% 90.90% 69.23% 58.58% 54.11% 37.05% 48.12% 60.55%
UPP - - - 9.10% 30.77% 41.42% 45.89% 62.95% 51.88% 39.23%
PLM 39.71% 37.24% 22.88% - - - - - - -
Others 9.84% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.23%
Valid 549 929 861 681 1,066 1,451 2,092 2,745 2,818 3,072
Invalid 2 0 3 4 8 4 5 9 9 17
Total 551 929 864 685 1,074 1,455 2,097 2,754 2,827 3,089
Registered 797 1,017 1,136 1,235 1,582 2,122 3,019 3,023 3,577 3,406
Turnout 69.13% 91.35% 76.06% 55.47% 67.89% 68.57% 69.46% 91.10% 79.03% 90.69%

Members of parliament

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The constituency is currently represented by Charles Fernandez.

Source: [1]

Year Winner Party % Votes
1971 Denfield Hurst ALP 50.46%
1976 V.C. Bird ALP 62.76%
1980 V.C. Bird ALP 77.12%
1984 V.C. Bird ALP 90.90%
1989 V.C. Bird ALP 69.23%
1994 Bernard Percival ALP 58.58%
1999 Bernard Percival ALP 54.11%
2004 Hubert John Maginley UPP 62.95%
2009 Hubert John Maginley UPP 51.88%
2014 Charles Fernandez ABLP 60.55%
2018 Charles Fernandez ABLP 60.37%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 | St. John's Rural North". 2019-12-21. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. ^ a b "2023 General Election Polling Districts and Polling Stations". www.abec.gov.ag. January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ "2023 General Elections Results, St. John's Rural North". www.abec.gov.ag. Retrieved 2023-10-07.