St. John's Rural South

St. John's Rural South, also called Rural South is a parliamentary constituency located in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. The constituency is currently represented by Daryll Matthew.

Polling districts Rural South has three polling districts, "A", "B", and "C". Polling district "A" is composed primarily of Ottos and Radio Range. Polling district "B" is composed primarily of Desouza Road. Polling district "C" is composed primarily of Nut Grove and Golden Grove. In the 2023 general elections, polling district "A" primarily supported the ABLP. Polling district "B" also supported the ABLP. Meanwhile, polling district "C" only supported the ABLP by a small margin, with one polling station voting primarily in favour of the UPP.

Electoral history

Voting trends Source: Party1971197619801984198919941999200420092014201820232026ALP33.69%50.51%59.31%71.81%74.86%64.19%59.27%44.36%51.57%59.84%62.53%56.04%60.71%UPP - - -28.19%23.39%31.89%37.94%55.64%48.43%39.08%31.43%42.26%39.29%PLM64.27%49.49%28.19% - - - - - - - - - -Others2.04%0.00%12.50%0.00%1.75%3.92%2.79%0.00%0.00%1.08%1.58%1.17%0.00%Valid1,3211,8771,4991,2701,6591,6842,1142,6872,6822,5872,4022,5282,400Invalid17141541659158101317Total1,3381,8911,5141,2741,6751,6892,1232,7022,6902,5972,5412,417Registered2,5262,0102,0582,2472,9813,3263,9743,0393,5232,9243,9104,041Turnout52.97%94.08%73.57%56.70%56.19%50.78%53.42%88.91%76.36%88.82%64.99%59.81%

Members of parliament YearWinnerParty% Votes1971Geoffrey ScotlandPLM64.27%1976Vere Bird Jr.ALP50.51%198059.31%198471.81%198974.86%199464.19%199959.27%2004Winston Vincent WilliamsUPP55.64%2009Eustace LakeALP51.57%2014ABLP59.84%2018Daryll Matthew63.48%202356.04%202660.71%

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