Antigua and Barbuda’s general election held on Thursday delivered a decisive victory for the incumbent candidate Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez, who successfully retained the St John’s Rural North parliamentary seat for the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP). Fernandez defeated his main challenger, Malaka Parker, who contested the constituency on behalf of the United Progressive Party (UPP).
Early vote counting confirmed a strong, steady lead for the sitting representative from the opening stages of the tabulation process. His comfortable margin of victory underscores the enduring political popularity and organizational strength of the ABLP within the St John’s Rural North region.
When all valid ballots were counted, Fernandez secured a total of 1,301 votes, while Parker finished the contest with 833 votes in her favor. Election officials also confirmed that 20 ballots were rejected during the counting process due to irregularities that rendered them invalid per national electoral rules.