List of political parties in Anguilla
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This article lists political parties in Anguilla.
Anguilla
has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
- Anguilla Patriotic MovementAnguilla Patriotic MovementThe Anguilla Patriotic Movement is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won no seats....
- Anguilla Progressive PartyAnguilla Progressive PartyThe Anguilla Progressive Party is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won 9.5 % of the vote, but no seats....
- Anguilla Strategic AllianceAnguilla Strategic AllianceThe Anguilla Strategic Alliance is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won 19.2 % of popular votes and 2 out of 7 elected seats....
- Anguilla United FrontAnguilla United FrontThe Anguilla United Front is an alliance of political parties in Anguilla.At elections, 21 February 2005, the alliance won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats....
, an alliance of:- Anguilla Democratic PartyAnguilla Democratic PartyThe Anguilla Democratic Party is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party was part of the Anguilla United Front, that won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats.-External links:*...
- Anguilla National AllianceAnguilla National AllianceThe Anguilla National Alliance is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party was part of the Anguilla United Front, that won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats.- External links :**...
- Anguilla Democratic Party
- Anguilla United MovementAnguilla United MovementThe Anguilla United Movement is a political party in Anguilla.At the elections of 21 February 2005, the party won 19.4 % of popular votes and 1 out of 7 elected seats. They gained the majority in the election of 2010....
- Movement for Grassroots DemocracyMovement for Grassroots DemocracyThe Movement of Grassroots Democracy is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won no seats....
See also
- Politics of AnguillaPolitics of AnguillaPolitics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Anguilla, the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, is an internally self-governing...
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