{"id":268258,"date":"2026-02-25T18:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=268258"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:57:44","slug":"only-two-candidates-confirmed-for-st-philips-north-by-election-as-nominations-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/only-two-candidates-confirmed-for-st-philips-north-by-election-as-nominations-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Two Candidates Confirmed for St. Philip\u2019s North By-Election as Nominations Close"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two Candidates Confirmed for St. Philip\u2019s North By-Election as Nominations Close<\/strong><\/p>

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The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission has confirmed that two candidates have been duly nominated to contest the March 16 by-election in St. Philip\u2019s North, following the close of nominations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the official Statement of Persons Nominated<\/em> issued under the Representation of the People Act, Alex Howard Browne, a hotelier of Picadilly, will contest the seat on behalf of the United Progressive Party (UPP).<\/p>

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Browne was nominated by Arlene B. Thomas (n\u00e9e Browne) and seconded by Ainsworth Samuel D. Grant, with eight registered electors listed as assentors in the official return.<\/p>

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Also nominated is Randy St. Clair Baltimore, a customs officer of Willikies Village, representing the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore was proposed by Fitzgerald Oliver Lewis and seconded by Lydia Marilyn Philip (n\u00e9e Greenaway), with eight assentors similarly recorded in the Commission\u2019s published statement.<\/p>

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The Electoral Commission\u2019s notice confirms that both candidates \u201chave been and stand nominated\u201d for the by-election in the constituency of St. Philip North on February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polling day is set for March 16.<\/p>

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