General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

 on 17 April 1984, the first after the country had become as an independent Commonwealth realm

Commonwealth Realm

A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...

 in 1981.

The election was won by the governing Antigua Labour Party

Antigua Labour Party

The Antigua Labour Party is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It has long been led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and political leader in 1994. The party was founded by Lester's father, V.C. Bird...

. ALP leader Vere Bird

Vere Bird

Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero....

 was re-elected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. In contrast, the opposition vote was split between George Walter

George Walter

Sir George Herbert Walter KNH was an Antiguan politician of the Progressive Labour Movement and Premier of Antigua and Barbuda from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.-Political career:...

's new political vehicle, the United People's Movement

United People's Movement (Antigua and Barbuda)

The United People's Movement was a political party in Antigua and Barbuda led by former Prime Minister George Walter. The only general elections it contested were those of 1984, in which the party won 23% of the vote, but failed to win a seat....

, and the Progressive Labour Movement

Progressive Labour Movement

The Progressive Labour Movement was a major political party in Antigua and Barbuda, and until the 2000s, was the only political party to have defeated the Antigua Labour Party in an election.-History:...

, Walter's former party from his pre-independence term as Premier. The only non-ALP seat was won by a pro-ALP independent from Barbuda. Voter turnout was 61.1%.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Antigua Labour Party Antigua Labour Party The Antigua Labour Party is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It has long been led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and political leader in 1994. The party was founded by Lester's father, V.C. Bird...	12,972	67.9	16
United People's Movement United People's Movement (Antigua and Barbuda) The United People's Movement was a political party in Antigua and Barbuda led by former Prime Minister George Walter. The only general elections it contested were those of 1984, in which the party won 23% of the vote, but failed to win a seat....	4,401	23.0	0	New
Progressive Labour Movement Progressive Labour Movement The Progressive Labour Movement was a major political party in Antigua and Barbuda, and until the 2000s, was the only political party to have defeated the Antigua Labour Party in an election.-History:...	356	1.9	0
Independents	1,375	7.2	1	0
Invalid/blank votes	119
Total	19,223	100	17	0
Source: Nohlen