16th Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
The 16th Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda is the current parliament, being elected in the 2023 Antiguan general election on 18 January 2023.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| Meeting place | St. John's | ||||
| Term | 18 January 2023 – TBD | ||||
| Election | 2023 Antiguan general election | ||||
| Government | Labour | ||||
| Opposition | UPP, BPM | ||||
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| Monarch | Charles III | ||||
| Governor-General | Sir Rodney Williams | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| President | Alincia Williams-Grant | ||||
| Deputy President | Osbert Richard Frederick | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Sir Gerald Watt | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Robin Yearwood | ||||
Members
Senate
| Position[1] | Senator |
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| President of the Senate | Senator the Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant |
| Deputy President of the Senate | Senator the Hon. Osbert Richard Frederick |
| Leader of Government Business | Senator the Hon. Samantha Marshall |
| Deputy Leader of Government Business | Senator the Hon. Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst |
| Government Senator | Senator the Hon. Shenella Mary Shadida Govia |
| Government Senator | Senator the Hon. Clement Marley Mandela Antonio |
| Government Senator | Senator the Hon. Philip Scholl |
| Government Senator | Senator the Hon. Colin O'Neill Browne |
| Government Senator | Vacant (since 29 September 2023) |
| Government Senator (Barbuda representative) | Senator the Hon. Knacyntar Nedd Charles |
| Government Senator | Senator the Hon. Rawdon Antonio Nairobi Turner |
| Opposition Senator | Senator the Hon. Shawn Nicholas[2] |
| Opposition Senator | Senator the Hon. Johnathan Joseph[2] |
| Opposition Senator | Senator the Hon. Alex Browne[2] |
| Opposition Senator | Senator the Hon. David Massiah[2] |
| Independent Senator (Governor General’s Representative) | Senator the Hon. Kiz Johnson[3] |
| Barbuda Senator (Barbuda Council) | Senator the Hon. Fabian Jones[4] |
House of Representatives
| Political Party[5] | Member | Constituency |
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| ABLP | Honourable Gaston Browne – Prime Minister | St. John's City West |
| ABLP | Honourable Steadroy Cutie Benjamin | St. John's City South |
| ABLP | Honourable Maria Bird-Browne | St. John's Rural East |
| ABLP | Honourable Robin Kenworth Montgomery Yearwood – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | St. Phillip North |
| ABLP | Honourable Molwyn Joseph | St. Mary's North |
| ABLP | Honourable Daryll Mathew | St. John's Rural South |
| ABLP | Honourable Everly Paul Chet Greene | St. Paul |
| ABLP | Honourable Charles Fernandez | St. John's Rural North |
| ABLP | Honourable Melford Walter Nicholas | St. John's City East |
| Independent | Honourable Asot Anthony Michael | St. Peter |
| BPM | Honourable Trevor Walker | Barbuda |
| UPP | Honourable Richard Lewis | St. John's Rural West |
| UPP | Honourable Sherfield Bowen | St. Phillip South |
| None | Kelvin Simon | St. Mary's South |
| UPP | Honourable Algernon Watts | St. George |
| UPP | Honourable Anthony Smith | All Saints West |
| UPP | Honourable Jamale Pringle – Leader of the Opposition | All Saints East & St. Luke |
| None | Honourable Sir. Gerald Watt QC | None (Speaker of the House of Representatives) |
References
- ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT) 23.1.2023, retrieved 2023-01-24
- "New UPP leader and opposition senators sworn in | Antigua Observer Newspaper".
- "ANTIGUA-POLITICS- Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator". 29 January 2023.
- "Fabian Jones sworn in for second consecutive term as opposition's Barbuda senator | Antigua Observer Newspaper".
- "ABLP narrowly escapes defeat in Antigua and Barbuda Election | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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