At stake in this election:

• 17 seats in the House of Representatives

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Baldwin SPENCER
• Assembly: Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 17 seats and the House of Representatives with 17 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor-General James B. CARLISLE.

Description of electoral system:

• The Queen is hereditary N/A.
• In the Senate 17 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms. In the House of Representatives 17 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: United Progressive Party (UPP)
  • Leader: Baldwin SPENCER
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 12
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 4
• Party: Antigua Labour Party (ALP)
  • Leader: Lester Bryant BIRD
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 4
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 12
• Party: Others
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this House of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on March 9, 1999.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 67,897 (July 2003 est.)
• Registered Voters: 43,459 ( 2003 )