St. John's Rural South

St. John's Rural South, also called Rural South is a parliamentary constituency located in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. The constituency is currently represented by Daryll Matthew.

St. John's Rural South
Constituency
for the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
Polling divisions3
Electorate3,910 (2023)
Current constituency
PartyABLP

Polling districts

Rural South has three polling districts, "A", "B", and "C".[1] Polling district "A" is composed primarily of Ottos and Radio Range.[1] Polling district "B" is composed primarily of Desouza Road.[1] Polling district "C" is composed primarily of Nut Grove and Golden Grove.[1] In the 2023 general elections, polling district "A" primarily supported the ABLP. Polling district "B" also supported the ABLP. Meanwhile, polling district "C" only supported the ABLP by a small margin, with one polling station voting primarily in favour of the UPP.[2]

Electoral history

Source: [3]

Party 1971 1976 1980 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014
ALP 33.69% 50.51% 59.31% 71.81% 74.86% 64.19% 59.27% 44.36% 51.57% 59.84%
UPP - - - 28.19% 23.39% 31.89% 37.94% 55.64% 48.43% 39.08%
PLM 64.27% 49.49% 28.19% - - - - - - -
Others 2.04% 0.00% 12.50% 0.00% 1.75% 3.92% 2.79% 0.00% 0.00% 1.08%
Valid 1,321 1,877 1,499 1,270 1,659 1,684 2,114 2,687 2,682 2,587
Invalid 17 14 15 4 16 5 9 15 8 10
Total 1,338 1,891 1,514 1,274 1,675 1,689 2,123 2,702 2,690 2,597
Registered 2,526 2,010 2,058 2,247 2,981 3,326 3,974 3,039 3,523 2,924
Turnout 52.97% 94.08% 73.57% 56.70% 56.19% 50.78% 53.42% 88.91% 76.36% 88.82%

Members of parliament
Year[3] Winner Party % Votes
1971 Geoffrey Scotland PLM 64.27%
1976 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 50.51%
1980 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 59.31%
1984 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 71.81%
1989 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 74.86%
1994 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 64.19%
1999 Vere Bird Jr. ALP 59.27%
2004 Winston Vincent Williams UPP 55.64%
2009 Eustace Lake ALP 51.57%
2014 Eustace Lake ABLP 59.84%
2018 Daryll Matthew ABLP 63.48%

References
  1. "2023 General Election Polling Districts and Polling Stations". www.abec.gov.ag. January 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. "2023 General Elections Results, St.John's Rural South". www.abec.gov.ag. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 | St. John's Rural South". 2019-12-22. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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