House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)

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House of Representatives
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Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Structure
Seats17
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Political groups
Her Majesty's Government
  •   Antigua Labour Party (15)

Opposition

Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
21 March 2018
Meeting place
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Politics of Antigua and Barbuda
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Executive
Legislative
  • Parliament
    Senate
    President
    House of Representatives
    Speaker
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: E.P. Chet Greene
  • Other countries
  • v
  • t

The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament.

The current House of Representatives has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five-year terms from single member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. There is one ex officio member (the Attorney-general) and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker.[2]

Members of the House of Representatives[]

The following are the current members of the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives as elected in the 2018 Antiguan general election.[3][4][5]

Political Party Member Constituency
ABLP Honourable Gaston Browne - Prime Minister St. John's City West
ABLP Honourable Steadroy Cutie Benjamin St. John's City South
ABLP Honourable Maria Bird-Browne St. John's Rural East
ABLP Honourable Robin Kenworth Montgomery Yearwood St. Phillip North
ABLP Honourable Asot Anthony Michael
ABLP Honourable Molwyn Joseph
ABLP Honourable Daryll Mathew
ABLP Honourable Everly Paul Chet Greene
ABLP Honourable Samantha Marshall
ABLP Honourable Charles Fernandez
ABLP Honourable Melford Walter Nicholas
BPM Honourable Trevor Walker Barbuda
ABLP Honourable
ABLP Honourable
ABLP Honourable - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
ABLP Honourable
UPP UPP Honourable - Leader of the Opposition
None Honourable Sir. Gerald Watt QC None (Speaker of the House of Representatives)

See also[]

  • Senate of Antigua and Barbuda – the upper chamber of Parliament
  • History of Antigua and Barbuda
  • List of national legislatures
  • List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda

References[]

  1. ^ "Resolution Passed to Respond to Capital Call". 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=194&category=66
  3. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda General Election Results - 21 March 2018". caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Members Of The House Of Representatives". Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 Candidates". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

Coordinates: 17°07′04″N 61°50′00″W / 17.11778°N 61.83333°W / 17.11778; -61.83333

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