By Admin. Updated 10:51 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Voters in Antigua and Barbuda will head to the polls on April 30, to elect a new government to run the country’s affairs for the next five-year term.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced the polling date at a rally for the incumbent Antigua Labour Party (ALP) on April 7. He promised strength, stability, more jobs, improved roads and infrastructure, more housing, and better access to services. Browne also stated that April 13 is Nomination Day.
The Governor-General issued the writ of elections today, following the dissolution of Parliament on April 1.
Antigua and Barbuda has 17 parliamentary constituencies, 16 on the island of Antigua and one in Barbuda, and employs a first-past-the-post electoral system.
The two main rival parties are the ruling ALP, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, and the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), led by Jamale Pringle.
The UPP, whose General Council convened tonight to ratify its candidates, has been campaigning on jobs and other issues. Pringle seeks to end the nearly 12-year reign of Browne and the ALP, who have held power since June 13, 2014.
In the previous general election on January 18, 2023, the ALP won nine of the 17 seats, down from 15 seats in the 2018 election.
The UPP secured six seats, the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) won one, and an independent candidate took the remaining seat.
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