St. John's Rural South

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

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.

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 59.31%
1984 71.81%
1989 74.86%
1994 64.19%
1999 59.27%
2004 Winston Vincent Williams UPP 55.64%
2009 Eustace Lake ALP 51.57%
2014 ABLP 59.84%
2018 Daryll Matthew 63.48%
2023 56.04%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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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