Movement for Change and Prosperity
The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) is a political party in Montserrat.
History
The party was established in 2005 as a successor to the National Progressive Party.Legislative Council, the government was formed by a coalition of 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 Montserra ...
(MDP), 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,
(NPLM) and an independent council member, who together held five seats. MDP leader
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 o ...
became
Chief Minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
.
Campaign
A total of 29 candidates contested the elections; the MCAP ran a full slate of nine candidates and the MDP and NPLM both nominated eight. The remaining four candidates were independents.