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 | | If general elections were held today, the United Progressive Party would take over the government of Antigua & Barbuda, with a 13 to four majority in the House of Representatives. | | | In the last three to four elections in Antigua & Barbuda the unrevised nature of the voters' lists has made their use for analysis of those elections questionable. | | | This is also borne out in a progressive increase in the main opposition support in the 1994 and 1999 elections over the ALP when compared with the same and preceding elections,(see figure 9). |
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| | Politics of Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Antigua and Barbuda has a multiparty political system with a long history of hard fought elections, two of which have resulted in peaceful changes of government. | | | As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. | | | Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral legislature: a 17-member Senate appointed by the governor general -- mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition -- and a 17-member popularly elected House of Representatives. |
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| | History of Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sir Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar estate in Antigua in 1674, and leased Barbuda to raise provisions for his plantations. | | | The Antigua Labour Party (ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists, first ran candidates in the 1946 elections and became the majority party in 1951 beginning a long history of electoral victories. | | | Voted out of office in the 1971 general elections that swept the progressive labor movement into power, Bird and the ALP returned to office in 1976. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The elections resulted in the defeat of the Antigua Labour Party, which had been in power since independence in 1981, by the United Progressive Party. | | | Legislative elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on March 23, 2004. | | | Remark: Voting for the seat representing Barbuda was held on ended in a draw between Barbuda People's Movement (an ally of United Progressive Party) and the Barbuda People's Movement for Change (an ally of the Antigua Labour Party), which both got exactly 400 votes. |
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| | BBC Caribbean |
| | Lawyers representing the United Progressive Party say they want a judge to determine if the supervisor of elections, Lorna Simon, was right in her interpretation that the names of 1,056 people could be included on the voters register. | | | A case challenging the decision of the supervisor of elections in Antigua and Barbuda to include the names of more than one thousand people on the voters list has been adjourned until June. | | | But the main opposition United Progressive Party, who filed the lawsuit against the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, says it was not their intention to bar the potential voter from exercising their franchise. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2004/03/printable/040319_antigua-caseadjourn.shtml
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles |
| | The United Progressive Party won elections held on 23 March 2004 by a majority of 12 seats to 4 with one seat (Barbuda) tied. | | | The United Progressive Party (UPP) won elections held on 23 May 2004. | | | In 1967, with Barbuda and the tiny island of Redonda as dependencies, Antigua became an associated state of the Commonwealth, and in 1981 it gained independence as a unitary state, despite a strong campaign for separate independence by the inhabitants of Barbuda. |
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| | ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S HISTORIC SITES |
| | When Barbuda became a part of the new state of Antigua and Barbuda in 1981, its natural endowments were disrupted. | | | The tropical islands of Antigua and Barbuda are located in the heart of the Caribbean about a thousand miles to the east of Jamaica and half that distance from Trinidad on the coast of south America. | | | The Antigua Labour Party with its trade union base fought and won all subsequent elections, save one when the PLM, an opposing party won in 1971. |
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| | 2009.htm |
| | As the elections in Barbuda resulted in a tie, another election was held to resolve the situation on 20 April 2004. | | | Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. | | | According to officials at the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, a total of 40 candidates including six independents, registered to vie for one of the 17 seats in the House of Representatives. |
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Antigua and Barbuda |
| | elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general | | | The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. | | | Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three opposition parties - United National Democratic Party or UNDP, Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, and Progressive Labor Movement or PLM) |
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| | CHARLES BRAY's Antigua and Barbud Journal |
| | In March 23rd 2004, Voters in Antigua and Barbuda are taking part in elections that could bring an end to the Caribbean country's long-running political dynasty. | | | In 1981, Antigua and Barbuda became an independent member of the commonwealth with the British monarch as its head of state. | | | Antigua and Barbuda : Boeing 777 Stuck In The Tarmac Of A Runway. |
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http://www.greatestcities.com/users/cbray5003/Caribbean/Antigua_and_Barbuda
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| | Tuesday February 24, 2004: The Electoral Commission of Antigua and Barbuda is heading for splitsville. | | | Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica were seen to be the worst performers in the region, thus, it was recommended that the IMF would have to be engaged in serious investigations, before a stabilization programme could be introduced. | | | January 18, 2004: The New York based Antigua and Barbuda Justice Movement (AandBJM) is on a congressional election rejection drive. |
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| | CHARLES BRAY's Antigua and Barbud Journal |
| | In March 23rd 2004, Voters in Antigua and Barbuda are taking part in elections that could bring an end to the Caribbean country's long-running political dynasty. | | | In 1981, Antigua and Barbuda became an independent member of the commonwealth with the British monarch as its head of state. | | | Antigua and Barbuda : Boeing 777 Stuck In The Tarmac Of A Runway. |
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles |
| | In 1967, with Barbuda and the tiny island of Redonda as dependencies, Antigua became an associated state of the Commonwealth, and in 1981 it became independent as a unitary state, despite a strong campaign for independence by the inhabitants of Barbuda. | | | Antigua and Barbuda has had uneven economic performance for several years, largely because of recurrent large fiscal deficits which resulted in a build-up of arrears and continuing loss of access to external financing. | | | Antigua and Barbuda is also a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which is in the process of establishing a single market and economy. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda |
| | Antigua and Barbuda was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant. | | | Antigua and Barbuda is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. | | | The Attorney General, a Guyanese national resident in Antigua, was the only woman in the Cabinet. |
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Antigua and Barbuda |
| | elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general | | | The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. | | | Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. |
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| | Elections in Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Elections in Antigua and Barbuda gives information on election and election results in Antigua and Barbuda. | | | 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. | | | Antigua and Barbuda elects on national level a legislature. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda has new Prime Minister |
| | Baldwin Spencer, Leader of the United Progressive Party casting his vote during the Antigua and Barbuda elections | | | Former Prime Minister Lester Bird had been at the helm of Antigua and Barbuda since 1994, when he took over the leadership of the twin island nation from his father, Vere Bird. | | | Wednesday, March 24, 2004- OECS member states will soon welcome the newest Head of State to the sub-regional Organisation. |
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| | Antigua Sunshine News |
| | He is 56 year-old Trade Unionist, Baldwin Spencer, leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) who defeated former Prime Minister Lester Bird and the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) in what is being described as a historic 12-4 defeat in general elections held on Tuesday, March 23rd. | | | Spencer, dressed in a black suit, before scores of UPP supporters, took the three Oaths of Office to become Antigua and Barbuda's third Prime Minister. | | | Antigua and Barbuda has a new Prime Minister. |
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| | Kids Be Safe : Article 'List of cities in Antigua and Barbuda' |
| | The prime minister is usually the leader of the winning party of the elections for the House of Representatives (17 members), held every five years. | | | Politics Main article: Politics of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth Realm and the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general. | | | Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. |
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| | The World Factbook 2004 -- Algeria |
| | After a century of rule by France, and in the wake of 1948 elections rigged by French colonists to reverse the sweeping victory of a Muslim political party in 1947, Algerians fought through the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. | | | The surprising first round success of the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting spurred the army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent an extremist-led government from assuming power. | | | Many Algerians in the subsequent generation were not satisified, however, and moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda |
| | In March elections, the opposition UPP won 12 of 17 seats in the House of Representatives and 55 percent of the popular vote. | | | Antigua and Barbuda is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy governed by a prime minister, a cabinet, and a bicameral legislative assembly. | | | The Governor General appoints senators in proportion to the parties' representation in Parliament and with the advice of the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition. |
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| | Some friction thereafter developed between white- and black-dominated political parties until the black Progressive Liberal party (PLP) won control of the government in general elections in 1967. | | | In 1776, during the American Revolution, Nassau was held for a short time by American naval forces, and Spain held the islands in 1782 and 1783; they became a British colony in 1787. | | | The Bahamas were ruled by the proprietary governors of the British colony of Carolina from 1670 to 1717, when the British crown assumed direct control of civilian and military affairs. |
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| | A short history of Antigua and Barbuda |
| | The first elections are won by the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) of prime minister Vere Bird. | | | After Spanish and French attempts to settle on the island, England establishes in 1632 the colony of Antigua, which is from 1671 to 1816 and from 1833 to 1960 part the Leeward Islands. | | | After the dissolution of the British West Indies in 1962, Antigua becomes a seperate British dependency, followed by the establishment in 1967 of the Associated State of Antigua. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda - Atlapedia Online |
| | In 1967 Antigua became an associated state of Britain and on Nov. 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gained independence within the Commonwealth with Vere Bird of the Antigua Labor Party (ALP) as Prime Minister. | | | In April 1993, the government cracked down on foreign drug traffickers after Antigua and Barbuda was increasingly being used as a transshipment point. | | | In June 1993, James Carlisle was sworn in as the new governor-general and in August 1993 son and Foreign Affairs minister Lester Bird was elected to replaced his father as the new ALP leader in preparation for elections scheduled for March 1994. |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda - Atlapedia Online |
| | In June 1993, James Carlisle was sworn in as the new governor-general and in August 1993 son and Foreign Affairs minister Lester Bird was elected to replaced his father as the new ALP leader in preparation for elections scheduled for March 1994. | | | In 1967 Antigua became an associated state of Britain and on Nov. 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gained independence within the Commonwealth with Vere Bird of the Antigua Labor Party (ALP) as Prime Minister. | | | It has inlets and bays with rolling hills vegetated with flowering trees while (2.) Barbuda is a flat coral island with a large lagoon on the west side of the island and has miles of beaches with pink and white sands. |
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| | Political Resources on the Net - Antigua and Barbuda |
| | Elections in Antigua and Barbuda by Wilfried Derksen | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Antigua and Barbuda by Central Intelligence Agency | | | Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations |
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| | Antigua and Barbuda - Atlapedia Online |
| | In 1967 Antigua became an associated state of Britain and on Nov. 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gained independence within the Commonwealth with Vere Bird of the Antigua Labor Party (ALP) as Prime Minister. | | | In June 1993, James Carlisle was sworn in as the new governor-general and in August 1993 son and Foreign Affairs minister Lester Bird was elected to replaced his father as the new ALP leader in preparation for elections scheduled for March 1994. | | | It has inlets and bays with rolling hills vegetated with flowering trees while (2.) Barbuda is a flat coral island with a large lagoon on the west side of the island and has miles of beaches with pink and white sands. |
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| | Political Resources on the Net - Antigua and Barbuda |
| | Elections in Antigua and Barbuda by Wilfried Derksen | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Antigua and Barbuda by Central Intelligence Agency | | | Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations |
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| | A short history of Antigua and Barbuda |
| | The first elections are won by the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) of prime minister Vere Bird. | | | After Spanish and French attempts to settle on the island, England establishes in 1632 the colony of Antigua, which is from 1671 to 1816 and from 1833 to 1960 part the Leeward Islands. | | | After the dissolution of the British West Indies in 1962, Antigua becomes a seperate British dependency, followed by the establishment in 1967 of the Associated State of Antigua. |
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| | BBC NEWS World Americas Country profiles Country profile: Antigua and Barbuda |
| | Baldwin Spencer and the opposition United Progressive Party won a landslide victory in general elections in March 2004. | | | For decades Antigua and Barbuda's politics was dominated by the Bird family, with Vere Bird being the country's prime minister from independence in 1981 until 1994, when he was succeeded by his son, Lester, who spent a decade in office. | | | Antigua and Barbuda, once described by the US as a centre for money laundering, was recognised by an international task force in 2001 as being "fully cooperative" in the fight against the activity. |
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