St. John's City East

St. John's City East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of St. John's, Antigua. The constituency has two polling divisions and is composed of the areas of Cross Street, Dickenson Bay Street, and Friars Hill Road.[1][2]

St. John's City East
Constituency
for the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Electorate2,166
Current constituency
PartyABLP

Polling divisions

The constituency has two polling divisions, A and B. During the 2023 elections, polling division A had one polling station and voted overwhelmingly for the ABLP. Polling division B had several polling stations and had a minimal difference between the amount of ABLP votes and UPP votes.[3]

Electoral history

Source: [4]

Party 1971 1976 1980 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014
ALP 38.37% 54.93% 65.34% 91.25% 89.21% 66.08% 59.76% 37.79% 54.97% 53.79%
UPP - - - 8.75% 8.18% 33.92% 40.24% 62.21% 45.03% 46.21%
PLM 48.17% 45.07% 31.97% - - - - - - -
Others 13.46% 0.00% 2.69% 0.00% 2.61% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Valid 602 832 854 811 1,112 1,371 1,640 1,556 1,471 1,476
Invalid 20 3 3 7 10 10 7 16 14 4
Total 622 835 857 818 1,122 1,381 1,647 1,572 1,485 1,480
Registered 811 870 1,051 1,222 1,625 2,047 2,483 1,691 1,855 1,585
Turnout 76.70% 95.98% 81.54% 66.94% 69.05% 67.46% 66.33% 92.96% 80.05% 93.38%

Members of parliament

Source: [4]

Year Winner Party % Votes
1971 Basil Peters PLM 48.17%
1976 John St. Luce ALP 54.93%
1980 John St. Luce ALP 65.34%
1984 John St. Luce ALP 91.25%
1989 John St. Luce ALP 89.21%
1994 John St. Luce ALP 66.08%
1999 John St. Luce ALP 59.76%
2004 Harold Lovell UPP 62.21%
2009 Harold Lovell UPP 56.15%
2014 Melford Walter Nicholas ABLP 53.79%
2018 Melford Walter Nicholas ABLP 54.81%

References
  1. www.abec.gov.ag http://www.abec.gov.ag/media/articles/other/2023_GE_polling_stations.php. Retrieved 2023-10-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. www.abec.gov.ag http://www.abec.gov.ag/elections_2023/sjce_pb.php. Retrieved 2023-10-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 | St. John's City East". 2019-12-21. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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