The Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA) was a
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 p ...
in
Bermuda
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which lasted from its foundation in November 2009 until its merger into the
One Bermuda Alliance
The One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) is one of two political parties in Bermuda with elected members of the Bermuda's legislative assembly. It was created in May 2011 by the merger of most members of Bermuda's two non-Labour parties, the United Bermuda ...
in May 2011.
History
The BDA was founded on 5 November 2009, by six defecting members of the
United Bermuda Party
The United Bermuda Party (UBP) was a political party in Bermuda, which represented itself as centrist party with a moderate social and fiscal agenda. The party held power in Bermuda's House of Assembly continuously from 1968 to 1998, the 47-year ...
(UBP) - Shawn Crockwell, Donte Hunt, Mark Pettingill, Wayne Scott, Michael Fahy, and Sean Pitcher. It later elected businessman Craig Cannonier as its leader.
The party contested one by-election in December 2010, finishing third behind the
Progressive Labour Party (PLP) and the UBP. The PLP retained almost the same level of support that it received in the 2007 general election, while the UBP share of the 2007 vote was split between the UBP and BDA. Concerns of
vote-splitting
Vote splitting is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.
Vote spl ...
among anti-PLP voters led to negotiations between the BDA and the UBP to merge into a new party, culminating with the formation of the One Bermuda Alliance in 2011.
It described itself as a government that stands for equality of opportunity, social and economic justice, fiscal responsibility, security and safety, environmental sustainability, transparency, honesty and fairness in government. They promote a political philosophy that is rational, liberal and progressive.
Founders of the Bermuda Democratic Alliance
Platform
The Bermuda Democratic Alliance core values are:
# A democratic process with integrity and broad participation by all Bermudians;
# A modern justice system that is fair, sensible, cohesive, swift and accessible to all;
# A society that is inclusive, embraces diversity and equal opportunity and protects everyone's human rights;
# Government policies which are fair and transparent and reward hard work, family loyalty, trustworthy behaviour and initiative;
# Government that is fiscally responsible: careful in its spending, honest in its financial reporting and works for the betterment of our people;
# Government that will protect Bermuda's assets for our children through protecting the environment, preserving our public institutions and prudently managing public assets;
# An education system that will ensure all of Bermuda's people are equipped with the knowledge and understanding to preserve our freedoms and maintain our prosperity;
# Political leadership that acts for the greater good of Bermuda both locally and abroad and prepares us for the future.
References
External links
Official website
Political parties established in 2009
Political parties disestablished in 2011
Defunct political parties in Bermuda
2009 establishments in Bermuda
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