{"id":310384,"date":"2023-10-25T18:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=310384"},"modified":"2023-10-25T18:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:02:42","slug":"opposition-candidate-kelvin-shugy-simon-wins-by-election-in-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/opposition-candidate-kelvin-shugy-simon-wins-by-election-in-antigua\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition candidate Kelvin \u2018Shugy\u2019 Simon wins by-election in Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_310385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310385\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-310385 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shugy-wins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-310385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelvin &#8216;Shugy&#8217; Simon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The St Mary&#8217;s South (SMS) constituency in Antigua and Barbuda held a by-election yesterday, which the United Progressive Party (UPP) won. Incumbent Kelvin &#8216;Shugy&#8217; Simon won the election by receiving 1,065 votes, which was fewer than the number of votes he received in the January 18, 2023, General Election when he defeated Minister of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development Samantha Marshall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Senator Dwayne George of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) received 891 votes, while the Democratic National Alliance&#8217;s Andrew Antonio got eight votes. Five ballots were rejected. The UPP has retained the SMS constituency, while the ABLP continues to hold the majority in the 17-member parliament with nine seats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UPP has six seats, and the Barbuda People&#8217;s Movement and Independent candidate Asot Michael hold the remaining two seats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who seems to not be bothered by the defeat, wrote in a Facebook post that &#8220;UPP maintained the SMS seat, which has voted predominantly UPP\/PLM in the past. They gained nothing. ABLP has closed the margin and is clearly on the ascendancy. Thank you to everyone who assisted in the SMS campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We gained support, positioning the ABLP to take the seat at the next general elections.&#8221; Browne also commended George for his efforts, given that he had only nine weeks to campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The St Mary&#8217;s South (SMS) constituency in Antigua and Barbuda held a by-election yesterday, which the United Progressive Party (UPP) won. 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