On October 24, 2023, a by-election was conducted in the Antiguan seat of St. Mary's South in response to the resignation of Kelvin Simon, the sitting UPP member of parliament, due to challenges to his candidacy.
[2] After the Labour Party contested the results of the 2023 Antiguan general election in St. Mary's South, Kevin Simon MP resigned from the seat to trigger a by-election.
[3] On 27 July 2023, the Labour Party candidate, Samantha Marshall, withdrew from the by-election, and future[4] senator Dwayne George was chosen as her replacement instead.
[5] It was expected that the by-election would generate significant interest across the Caribbean region.
[7][8] The writ of by-election was given by Governor-General Rodney Williams on 2 October 2023.