Next Antiguan general election

General elections are scheduled to be held in Antigua and Barbuda by 2023.

Next Antiguan general election
By 2023
All 17 seats in the House of Representatives
9 seats needed for a majority
 
UPP
Leader Gaston Browne Harold Lovell Trevor Walker
Party ABLP UPP BPM
Leader since 25 November 2012[1] 2014 2004
Leader's seat St. John's City West None Barbuda
Last election 59.24%, 15 seats 37.09%, 1 seat 1.43%, 1 seat
Current seats 15 1 1
Seats needed 8 N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Incumbent Prime Minister

Gaston Browne
Labour


Confirmed candidates

Labour Party

On 25 March 2022 the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party announced their official candidates.[2] New candidates from the Labour Party include Rawdon Turner replacing Asot Michael, Barbuda senator Knacyntar Nedd replacing Arthur Nibbs and senator Gail Christian replacing Deputy Speaker of the House Londell Benjamin.

  • Gaston Browne – St. John's City West
  • Chet Greene – St. Paul
  • Samantha Marshall – St Mary's South
  • Robin Yeawood – St. Phillip North
  • Steadroy Benjamin – St. John's City South
  • Molwyn Joseph – St Mary's North
  • Charles Fernandez – St. John's Rural North
  • Dean Jonas – St George
  • Lennox Weston – St Phillips South
  • Michael Browne – All Saints West
  • Melford Nicholas – St. John's City East
  • Maria Browne – St. John's Rural East
  • Daryl Matthew – St. John's Rural South
  • Gail Christian – St. John's Rural West
  • Colin James – All Saints East and St. Luke
  • Knacyntar Nedd – Barbuda
  • Rawdon Turner – St. Peter

United Progressive Party

The candidates for the UPP are:[3]

  • Harold Lovell - Saint John's City East
  • Jamale Pringle - All Saint's East & Saint Luke
  • Corthwright Marshall - St Mary’s South
  • Anthony Smith Jr. - All Saint's West
  • Pearl Quinn-Williams - St. John's Rural North
  • Franz Chalver deFreitas - St. John's City South
  • Algernon Watts - St. George
  • Tevaughn Harriette - St. Peter
  • Gladys Potter - St. John's Rural North
  • Cleon Athill - St. Paul
  • Sherfield Bowen - St. Phillip South
  • Sean Bird - St. John's Rural East
  • Jonathan Joseph - St. Mary's North
  • Alister Thomas - St. John's City West
  • Alex Brown - St. Phillip North

Democratic National Alliance

The candidates for the DNA are:[4]

  • Joanne Massiah – St Phillip South
  • Chaneil Imhoff – St Peter
  • Tecla Thomas – All Saints East & St Luke
  • Gameal Joyce – St Paul
  • Roland Timothy – St John’s City South
  • Kisean Joseph – St Mary’s North
  • Andrew Antonio – St Mary’s South
  • Malaka Parker – St John’s Rural West
  • Trevor Young – St John’s Rural East
  • Leon Smith – St John’s City East
  • Anthony Stuart – All Saints West
  • Kelton Dalso – St George
  • Gatesworth James – St John’s City West
  • Louis Rivera – St John’s Rural North
  • Tshawn Lewis – St Phillip North
  • Avoy Knight – St John’s Rural North

Notes
  1. Only contesting Barbuda

References
  1. "New opposition leader supports term limitations". Antigua Observer.
  2. "ABLP's approved slate for the 2022/23 polls". Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party. 25 March 2022.
  3. "The candidates". United Progressive Party.
  4. "DNA unveils full slate of candidates for next general election; Massiah talks up 'unblemished' record". Antigua Observer. 20 April 2022.
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