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

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

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

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

  1. "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. "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.


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