The United Republican Party (URP) is 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
Guyana.
History
The URP was established in the
United States
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by Vishnu Bandhu in March 1985, before being launched in Guyana in November 1987;
[United Republican Party plans to contest 2015 elections]
Stabroek News, 7 January 2015 it was formally registered on 26 April 1988.
[ In 1990 it suffered a split when some members left to form the National Republican Party. The party contested the 1992 general elections, but received just 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat.][ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 ]
The URP did not contest any further elections until 2015, when, still led by Bandhu, it received just 432 votes (0.11%), again failing to win a seat.Guyana Elections Results 2015 – Final
Stabroek News
References
External links
Official website
Political parties in Guyana
1985 establishments in Guyana
Political parties established in 1985
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