The Nevis Reformation Party is a Nevis-based

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 political ideology ...

in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds none of the eleven seats in the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

. It is the official opposition party on Nevis, holding two of five seats in the Nevis Island Assembly after losing to the CCM in the 2022 election. Since 2020, the NRP has been led by businesswoman and environmental consultant

Janice Daniel-Hodge Janice Daniel-Hodge (born 17 April 1962 in England) is a businesswoman, politician and environmental consultant from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Career She graduated from St. Francis College in New York with a degree in biology. In 1987 she also acqu ...

, the first female to lead a political party in the country and daughter of former Premier of Nevis Simeon Daniel.

History

The party was established on 1 August 1970. They first contested national elections in

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when they received 7.7% of the national votes and won a single seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp576-578 In the

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the party's vote share rose to 16.2%, but they lost their single seat. After winning 16.0% of the vote in the

1980 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1980. Africa * 1980 Angolan legislative election * 1980 Cameroonian presidential election * 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 1980 Gabonese legislative election * 1980 Guinean legislative ...

they won two seats and became part of the

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 ...

-led coalition government. In

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their vote share fell to 10.1% but they increased their representation to three seats. They were reduced to two seats in

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. The first leader of the party, Simeon Daniel, retired in 1992. The party won only one seat in

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. The party has since retained their single seat in elections in

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

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. In 2010 NRP representative

Patrice Nisbett Patrice Nisbett (born 1971 in St. James Parish, Nevis) is Nevisian politician. He was Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis and minister of justice from 2010 to 2013. He was then appointed as foreign minister of the federal government, and ...

joined the federal cabinet as

Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis The Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They are an elected or nominated ex-officio member of the National Assembly and member of the cabinet. For Attorneys General befo ...

. In 2006 the party won the Nevis Island Assembly elections, taking three of the five seats and ending the 14-year rule of the

Concerned Citizens' Movement The Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Led by Mark Brantley, it is currently the largest party in Nevis, holding all three seats Nevisian seats in the National Assembly and three out of f ...

. In the 2011 elections, they remained in power after winning three seats again. The party have lost the last two elections, with the NRP currently in opposition on the Nevis Island Assembly after winning only one of the five available seats in the December 2017 Nevis Island Assembly election.

Leadership

Until 2020, the party has had four leaders: Simeon Daniel (1970-1992), Joseph Parry (1992-2018),

Robelto Hector Robelto Hector (born 19 December 1967) is a Nevisian politician and former leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) and minister in Nevis cabinet. He was minister of communications, works, public utilities, posts, physical planning, natura ...

(2018-2020) and

(since 2020).

Election results

National Assembly

References

External links

Official websiteDefunct website
{{Authority control Political parties in Saint Kitts and Nevis Political parties established in 1970 Separatism in Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Regionalist parties 1970 establishments in Saint Kitts and Nevis Liberal conservative parties Monarchist parties Anti-communist parties