House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda

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The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.

The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 23 March 2004, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. There is one ex-officio member (the Attorney-general) and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker.

Political party distribution among the 17 directly elected seats is as follows:

United Progressive Party (UPP) – 12 seats
Antigua Labour Party (ALP) – 4 seats
Barbuda People's Movement (BPM) – 1 seat

Giselle Isaac-Arrindell is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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**Summary of the 23 March 2004 **House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda** election results**
Parties	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
United Progressive Party	21,892	52.9	+8.5	12	+8
Antigua Labour Party	16,544	41.7	-11.2	4	-8
Barbuda People's Movement	400	1.0	-0.3	1	-
Barbuda People's Movement for Change	400	1.0	-	-	-
Others	391	1.0	-	-	-
Total	39,627	100.0		17