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Elections in Antigua and Barbuda
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Elections in Antigua and Barbuda gives information on election and election results in Antigua and Barbuda. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
- See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.
Antigua and Barbuda elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 19 members, 17 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 1 ex-officio member and 1 Speaker. The Senate has 17 appointed members. Antigua and Barbuda has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
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| United Progressive Party | 21,892 | 52.9 | +8.5 | 12 | +8 |
| Antigua Labour Party | 16,544 | 41.7 | -11.2 | 4 | -8 |
| Barbuda People's Movement | 400 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1 | - |
| Barbuda People's Movement for Change | 400 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Others | 391 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Total | 39,627 | 100.0 | 17 |
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