The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. A lower house (sometimes known as the first chamber) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The House of Representatives (Lower Chamber) External link Parliament of Antigua & Barbuda This politics-related article is a stub. ...

The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 23 March 2004, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. There is one ex-officio member (the Attorney-general) and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker. Legislative elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on March 23, 2004. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (i. ...

Political party distribution among the 17 directly elected seats is as follows:

• United Progressive Party (UPP) – 12 seats
• Antigua Labour Party (ALP) – 4 seats
• Barbuda People's Movement (BPM) – 1 seat

Giselle Isaac-Arrindell is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives. The United Progressive Party is the main governing political party in Antigua and Barbuda. ... The Antigua Labour Party is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda, It is led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and leader in 1994. ... The Barbuda Peoples Movement is a political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda. ...

The United Progressive Party is the main governing political party in Antigua and Barbuda. ... The Antigua Labour Party is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda, It is led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and leader in 1994. ... The Barbuda Peoples Movement is a political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda. ... The Barbuda Peoples Movement for Change is a political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda. ...

See also

• Senate of Antigua and Barbuda - the upper chamber of Parliament
• History of Antigua and Barbuda
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures