1994 Antiguan general election

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 March 1994.[1] They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party under the leadership of Lester Bird. Bird had been appointed leader of the ALP before the elections, after his father and predecessor Vere Bird announced his intention to retire. Lester Bird became Prime Minister after elections. Voter turnout was 62.3%.[1] This was the first election contested by the United Progressive Party, under future Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.

1994 Antiguan general election

8 March 1994
All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62.32% ( 1.60pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lester Bird Baldwin Spencer Hilbourne Frank Party ALP UPP BPM Seats won 11 5 1 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 14,763 11,852 367 Percentage 43.71% 43.71% 1.35% Swing 9.41pp 43.71pp 0.02pp
Prime Minister before election Vere Bird ALP Subsequent Prime Minister Lester Bird ALP

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The elections were described as neither free nor fair, as they were marred by several problems, including failing to guarantee a secret ballot, a deficient registration process open to abuse, and the inflation of the voter registry by 25% with the names of deceased people or emigrants.[2]