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St Kitts And Nevis Labour Party
The Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), also known simply as Labour, is a centre-left political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is currently in government in the country after winning six of the eleven seats in the 2022 general election. It is the oldest active political party in the English-speaking Caribbean. History The party was founded in 1932, and was initially known as the St Kitts Workers' League. It put forward two candidates in the 1937 elections, both of which were elected. It subsequently won all the elected seats in 1940, 1943 and 1946. From 1946 until 1978 the party was led by Robert Bradshaw. It saw most of its success on Saint Kitts, as voters on Nevis and Anguilla tended to elect independents and local parties. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p570 It was the only party to contest the 1952 elections and won all eight seats. They retained power in the 1957 despite losing three seats to independents. The par ...
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Terrance Drew
Terrance Michael Drew (born 22 November 1976) is a medical doctor and politician who is the fourth and current prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, having been elected to the National Assembly in the 5 August 2022 general election. He graduated from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in 1996. At the age of 19, he was a part time teacher at the Basseterre High School. In 1998, he went to Cuba to study medicine, and graduated from the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara in Santa Clara. Drew then returned to Saint Kitts to work as a general practitioner. He later went to Texas to study internal medicine, and graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2013. He was elected as the leader of Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party The Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), also known simply as Labour, is a centre-left political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is currently in government in the country after winning six of the eleven seats in ...
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Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately long by wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is , with a population of approximately (). Etymology The native Arawak name for the island was ''Malliouhana''. In reference to the island's shape, the Italian ', meaning "eel" (in turn, from the Latin diminutive of ''anguis'', "snake") was used as its name. History Anguilla was first settled by Indigenous Amerindian peoples who migrated from South America. The earliest Native American artefacts found on Anguilla have been dated to around 1300 BC; remains of settlements da ...
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1995 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 3 July 1995. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, which won seven of the eleven directly-elected seats. Voter turnout was 68.4%.Nohlen, p577 Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ... Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1995 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ...
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1993 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 29 November 1993. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 No party won a majority, and although the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party received the most votes, the People's Action Movement remained in power in a minority cabinet in coalition with Nevis Reformation Party. Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ... Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1993 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ...
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1989 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 21 March 1989. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the People's Action Movement (PAM), which won six of the eleven directly-elected seats. The ruling majority coalition of PAM and the Nevis Reformation Party continued as a result of the elections. Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...
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1984 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 25 July 1984. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the People's Action Movement (PAM), which won six of the eleven directly-elected seats. The ruling coalition of PAM and the Nevis Reformation Party continued as a result of the elections. Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...
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People's Action Movement
The People's Action Movement (PAM) is a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds four (largest share) of the 11 seats in the National Assembly. PAM operates only in Saint Kitts and for the 2022 general election is in a 'One Movement' alliance with the Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) operating in Nevis, following the breakdown of the governing Team Unity alliance. PAM is a member of the Caribbean Democrat Union, the regional affiliate of the International Democrat Union and shares close links with other centre-right party members in the Caribbean such as the Jamaica Labour Party. History The party first contested national elections in 1966, when they received 35.0% of the vote and won two seats. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp576-578 They were reduced to a single seat in the 1971 elections, but regained their second seat in 1975. In the 1980 elections they won three seats, and were able to form a c ...
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1980 Saint Kitts And Nevis General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 18 February 1980. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 Although the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won a plurality of the elected seats, the People's Action Movement (PAM) were able to form a coalition government with the Nevis Reformation Party which held a one-seat majority. PAM leader Kennedy Simmonds became Premier.Nohlen, p570 Voter turnout was 74.5%. Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis General Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
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1975 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 1 December 1975.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the nine seats. Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1975 in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Elections in Anguilla December 1975 events in North America Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
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1971 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 10 May 1971.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party (SKNALP), which won seven of the nine elected seats. The SKNALP won all seven seats at the island of Saint Kitts, while the two seats at the island of Nevis were divided between the People's Action Movement and the Nevis Reformation Party. Anguilla, which was nominally entitled to one seat, boycotted the elections in the aftermath of the 1969 referendum. Voter turnout was 87.9%.Nohlen, p576 Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1971 in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Elections in Anguilla May 1971 events in North America Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the e ...
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1966 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 25 July 1966.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 70.2%.Nohlen, p576 Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1966 in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Elections in Anguilla July 1966 events in North America Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
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1961 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla General Election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 16 November 1961.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p574 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the ten elected seats. Background A new constitution came into force on 1 January 1960, providing for a 13-member Legislative Council with ten elected members, two nominated members and one ''ex officio'' member, the Crown Law Officer.S. SteinberThe Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1961p442 Results References {{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Saint Kitts Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1961 in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Elections in Anguilla November 1961 events in North America Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern ...
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