Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Sistema Electoral Electoral System
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National Executive (1)
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Composition
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Prime Minister
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Election System
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Elected by a majority of the House of
Representatives
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of five years from the formation
of government
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Term Limits
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None
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Upper House of the National Assembly
- Senate (2)
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Composition
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17 Senators
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Election System
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Senators are appointed by the Governor-General.
Ten are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four
on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; one is appointed
under the Governor-General's discretion to represent interests
deemed important to Antigua and Barbuda; one is appointed
on the advice of the Barbuda Council and one must be an
inhabitant of Barbuda and is appointed on the advice of
the Prime Minister.
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of 5 years from the formation
of government
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Term Limits
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None
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Lower House of the Parliament - House
of Representatives (3)
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Composition
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17 members
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Election System
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Elected through plurality in single-member
districts
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One seat is reserved for the island of
Barbuda
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Duration
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Maximum of five years
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Term Limits
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No term limits
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State / Province (4)
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There is no state or provincial level
of government. Antigua and Barbuda has a national level
government and local administrative units. The local administrative
units are divided between 6 parishes on Antigua (Saint George,
Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, and Saint
Phillip) and 2 dependencies (the islands of Barbuda and
Redonda).
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| District magnitude for PR districts? |
N/A
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| Threshold |
N/A
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| Voting legally compulsory? |
No (5)
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| Gender quotas? |
No
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| Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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| Is remote voting possible? |
No (5)
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| Concurrent Elections? |
Prime Minister and House of Representatives
every five years.
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(1) Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, Article 69.
(2) Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, Articles 28, 31.
(3) Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, Articles 40, 41, 60 (2) and Antigua and Barbuda Official Government Website.
(4) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Newsletter II-2, June 6, 2010, p.6. Available at:: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-2_2010-06-30.pdf
Source / Fuente: Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda Official Government, AceProject