1984 Antiguan general election

none gov March 2024 May 2019 parliamentary Antigua and Barbuda no 17 April 1984 1980 1989 All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 61.12% ( 15.96pp) 7th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members 8th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda#Members Vere Bird (cropped).jpg Vere Bird ALP 16 3 12,972 67.90% 9.86pp – 3x4.svg Independents 1 1,375 7.20% 5.68pp 1984 Antigua and Barbuda general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Vere Bird ALP Vere Bird ALP General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 17 April 1984,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 978-0-19-928357-6 the first after the country had become an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981. The result was a victory for the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. In contrast, the opposition vote was split between George Walter's new political vehicle, the United People's Movement, and the Progressive Labour Movement, Walter's former party from his pre-independence term as Premier.http://www.countrystudies.us/caribbean-islands/98.htm Antigua and Barbuda - Government and Politics Meditz Sandra W. Hanratty Dennis M. 1987 Caribbean Islands: A Country Study Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 22 January 2010 The only non-ALP seat was won by a pro-ALP independent from Barbuda. Voter turnout was 61.1%. Results Antigua Labour Party 12972 16 +3 United People's Movement 4401 0 New #B3A1C7 Progressive Labour Movement 356 0 –3 Independents 1375 1 0 0 119 31453 Nohlen References Antigua Category:Elections in Antigua and Barbuda Category:1980s in Antigua and Barbuda Category:1984 in the Caribbean Category:April 1984 in North America