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New People's Liberation Movement
The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne. History The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance and the Movement for National Reconstruction, Caribbean Elections with PPA leader John Osborne becoming leader of the new party. In the later that year, it received 52% of the vote and won seven of the nine seats in the Legislative Council, resulting in Osborne becoming |
Political Party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern party organizations developed and spread around the world over the last few centuries. It is extremely rare for a country to have no political parties. Some countries have only one political party while others have several. Parties are important in the politics of autocracies as well as democracies, though usually democracies have more political parties than autocracies. Autocracies often have a single party that governs the country, and some political scientists consider competition between two or more parties to be an essential part of democracy. Parties can develop from existing divisions in society, like the divisions betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with roughly of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano, in the southern part of the island, became active. Eruptions destroyed Montserrat's Georgian era capital city of Plymouth. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee, primarily to the United Kingdom, leaving fewer than 1,200 people on the island in 1997 (rising to nearly 5,000 by 2016). The volcanic activity continues, mostly affecting the vicinity of Plymouth, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Osborne (Montserrat Politician)
John Alfred Osborne (27 May 1936 – 2 January 2011) was a chief minister of Montserrat. He first came to that position in November 1978, as a member of the People's Liberation Movement, and continued until losing legislative council elections on 10 October 1991. By 2001 he had switched parties, joining the New People's Liberation Movement. Under his leadership, the NPLM won 7 of 9 seats in legislative council elections on 2 April 2001, and he served as chief minister from 5 April 2001 until 3 June 2006 when he resigned after elections in which his party was defeated. A major issue for his government has been the continuing recovery of the island of Montserrat after a volcanic eruption which devastated the southern part of the island, burying the capital city of Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Progressive Alliance (Montserrat)
The People's Progressive Alliance (PPA) was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne. History The PPA was created in 1996 as a successor to the People's Liberation Movement, which had been formed by Osborne in 1973.People's Liberation Movement (NPLM) Caribbean Elections Although it received the most votes in the November 1996 elections, it won only two of the seven seats in the Legislative Council, and a coalition government was formed by the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For National Reconstruction
The Movement for National Reconstruction (MNR) was a political party in Montserrat led by Bertrand Osborne. History Osborne had previously been leader of the National Development Party, which won a single seat in the 1991 elections. However, by the 1996 elections he had established the MNR. In the elections the party won two of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. Although the People's Progressive Alliance (PPA) had received the most votes, the MNR formed a coalition government with the National Progressive Party and an independent MP, with Osborne as Chief Minister. In 2001 the party merged with the PPA to create the New People's Liberation Movement The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne. History The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance and the Movement for National Reconstruction, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserratian General Election, 2001
General elections were held in Montserrat on 2 April 2001.General Election Results - 2 April 2001 Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the (NLPM), which won seven of the nine seats in the Legislative Council. NLPM leader became [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Council Of Montserrat
The Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Montserrat from 1951 to 2011. History Universal suffrage was introduced in Montserrat in 1951, with five members elected to the Legislative Council from 1952. Prior to the 1970 elections the number of elected seats was increased to seven. A new electoral system was introduced for the 2001 elections as a result of the volcanic eruptions Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often ... rendering four of the seven constituencies uninhabitable. The seven single-member constituencies were replaced with one nine-member constituency in which voters could vote for nine candidates. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Minister Of Montserrat
The Premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III. The current Premier of Montserrat is Easton Taylor-Farrell of the Movement for Change and Prosperity. The Premier is appointed by the Governor from among the members of the Legislative Assembly, which consists of nine elected members. Between 1960 and 2011 the position was known as the Chief Minister of Montserrat, this changed on 27 September 2011 when the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 took effect. The first Premier of Montserrat was Reuben Meade, who was also the last Chief Minister. The Cabinet has replaced the Executive Council and consists of the Premier, the Attorney-General, the Financial Secretary, and three other ministers. One of the cabinet members aside from the Premier must be appointed deputy. List of Premiers Political parties * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserratian General Election, 2006
General elections were held in Montserrat on 31 May 2006.General Election Results - 31 May 2006 Caribbean Elections Although the (MCAP) won the most seats (four of the nine) in the Legislative Council, the government was formed by a coalition of the (MDP), the |
Montserrat Democratic Party
The Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP) was a political party in Montserrat. History The original Montserrat Democratic Party was established in 1958 and led by Eric Kelsick. It was only the second party founded in the country after the Montserrat Labour Party.Howard A Fergus (1985) ''Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat'', University Centre, p84 In the May 1958 elections it put forward two candidates, but received only 12% of the vote and failed to win a seat. The party was re-established in 2006. Caribbean Elections In the held later that year, it received 24.4% of the vote, winning o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell Lewis
Lowell Lyttleton Lewis (born August 18, 1952) was a politician, a former Chief Minister of Montserrat. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Montserrat. Chief Minister of Montserrat Lewis first elected in April 2001, took office as Chief Minister on 2 June 2006. At the time, he headed a coalition government consisting of his party, the Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP), the former ruling New People's Liberation Movement (NPLM), and an independent legislator, Mr David Brandt. A snap election was called during his term, and was held on 8 September 2009. Reuben Meade was sworn in as new Chief Minister before becoming the first Premier of Montserrat The Premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III. The current .... Dr Lewis was re-elected as an independent candidate, but subsequently lost his seat at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Montserrat
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