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 The Montserrat Labour Party (MLP) was a political party in Montserrat. History The party was established in 1951, and was linked with the Montserrat Trades and Labour Union. In the 1952 elections, the first held under universal suffrage, the p ...

.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.Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP)
Caribbean Elections In the

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held later that year, it received 24.4% of the vote, winning one seat in the Legislative Council. Following the elections, it joined a coalition government with 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,

and an independent MP. Although the NPLM had won three seats, MDP leader Lowell Lewis became

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. The party did not contest the

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, although Lewis ran as an independent and was elected. The party also failed to contest the 2014 elections.

References

External links

Official website
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