List of political parties in Antigua and Barbuda
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This article lists political parties in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda
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.
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
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.
Major parties
- Antigua Labour PartyAntigua Labour PartyThe Antigua Labour Party is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It has long been led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and political leader in 1994. The party was founded by Lester's father, V.C. Bird...
- United Progressive PartyUnited Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda)The United Progressive Party is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It is led by Baldwin Spencer, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and has the majority of seats in the Antiguan House of Representatives.-Foundation:...
Other parties
- Barbuda People's Movement for ChangeBarbuda People's Movement for ChangeThe Barbuda People's Movement for Change is a political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda.At the last elections, 23 March 2004, the party contested the sole seat allotted to Barbuda . The election ended in a draw between BPMC and the Barbuda People's Movement, which both got exactly 400...
- Barbudans for a Better Barbuda
- Democratic People's Party
- First Christian Democratic Party
- National Labour Party
- National Movement for Change
- National Reform MovementNational Reform MovementThe National Reform Movement is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. In the 1999 elections NRM had a single candidate, Knolly Hill, who ran in the in St. Peter constituency. However, he received only 33 votes, and failed to win a site...
- Organisation for National DevelopmentOrganisation for National DevelopmentOrganisation for National Development is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. The party was formed in January 2003, by a group that left the United Progressive Party. Founders included Glentis Goodwin , Melford Nicholas and Valerie Samuel.Following its formation, OND denounced the UPP...
Former parties
- Antigua Caribbean Liberation MovementAntigua Caribbean Liberation MovementAntigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, a radical socialist and Pan-African political party in Antigua and Barbuda. ACLM was founded in 1968 by Tim Hector, the then chairman of the Progressive Labour Movement. The ideological inspiration for ACLM came from C.L.R...
- Barbuda Independence MovementBarbuda Independence MovementThe Barbuda Independence Movement was a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. The party was formed in 1988 by Arthur Nibbs. It participated in the 1989 general elections, but received only 71 votes and failed to win a seat. It did not contest another election....
- New Barbuda Development MovementNew Barbuda Development MovementNew Barbuda Development Movement is a political party in Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda. NBDM was an off-shoot of the Antigua Labour Party. The party contested the March 1997 elections to the Barbuda Council, but won no seats .As of 2006 the party remained a valid party in Antigua and Barbuda....
- Progressive Labour MovementProgressive Labour MovementThe Progressive Labour Movement was a major political party in Antigua and Barbuda, and until the 2000s, was the only political party to have defeated the Antigua Labour Party in an election.-History:...
- United National Democratic PartyUnited National Democratic PartyThe United National Democratic Party was a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It contested the 1989 general elections, winning 31% of the vote but only one seat. In 1992 it was one of three opposition parties to merge into the United Progressive Party....
See also
- Politics of Antigua and BarbudaPolitics of Antigua and BarbudaThe politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, wherein the Sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state, appointing a Governor-General to act as vice-regal representative in the nation...
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