St John's City East Poll Analysis

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Monday, 04 February 2013 02:30

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John's - Friday's poll for the St. John's City East Constituency put Deputy leader of the United Progressive Party and Finance Minister Harold Lovell against the Antigua Labour Party's Melford Nicholas.

In the 2009 elections, Lovell faced off with then ALP candidate Ronald Maginley. Lovell won his seat, with a victory margin of 12.3%.

Nicholas, on the other hand, contended as an independent in the St. John's Rural East constituency, where he was unable to secure a victory against the UPP's Errol Cort and then ALP Leader Lester Bird.

Friday's poll was the first poll in which a Incumbent UPP Minister received the most votes. For the duration of the poll, Nicholas led by a small and unsteady margin, but was gradually overtaken by Lovell, who closed the day only slightly ahead of Nicholas. 



Total Votes in Poll: 605

Percentage of Vote for Lovell: 44.6%

Percentage of Vote for Nicholas: 38.7%

Percentage of Vote for None of the Above: 16.7%



Harold Lovell (UPP, Incumbent)

Total Votes: 270

Votes from Antigua and Barbuda: 209

Votes from Overseas: 61

Percentage of Local Votes: 77.4%

Percentage of Overseas Votes: 22.6%



Melford Nicholas (ALP)

Total Votes: 234

Votes from Antigua and Barbuda: 180

Votes from Overseas: 54

Percentage of Local Votes: 76.9%

Percentage of Overseas Votes: 23.1%



None of the Above

Total Votes: 101

Votes from Antigua and Barbuda: 90

Votes from Overseas: 11

Percentage of Local Votes: 89.1%

Percentage of Overseas Votes: 10.9%

In total, there were 605 votes in Friday's poll. Lovell got 44.6% of the vote, Nicholas received 38.7% of the vote, and the none of the above option received 16.7% of the vote.



In Antigua, there were 479 votes, with Lovell receiving 43.6% of the total local votes, Nicholas receiving 37.6% of the total local votes, and the none of the above option receiving 18.8% of the total local votes.

Friday's poll was also the poll with the highest percentage of None of the Above votes in a Caribarena poll to date, indicating less satisfaction with the available candidates in this constituency than in past constituencies.

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