IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Antigua and Barbuda

Name	Official Name	Type
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives		Lower House
Antiguan and Barbudan Senate		Upper House

Head of Government: Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (since 13 June 2014)
Assembly: Bicameral legislature consisting of a 17-seat House of Representatives and a 17-seat Senate

Electoral System:

The Chief of State is the monarch who then appoints the governor-general as vice-regal representative.

The Prime Minister is generally the leader of the majority party after elections in the House of Representatives.
The 17 members of the House of Representatives are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. 16 of the seats were allocated for the island of Antigua and one for the island of Barbuda. They are elected to 5-year terms.
The 17 members of the Senate are appointed by members of the government and the opposition party and approved by the governor-general.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	1999-03-09	33,318	52,385	63.6%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2004-03-23	39,627	43,459	91.18%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2009-03-12	41,886	52,183	80.27%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2014-06-12	43,077	47,721	90.27%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2018-03-21	39,220	51,258	76.51%
Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives	2023-01-18	42,849	60,916	70.34%