The Movement for National Unity was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

. It was formed shortly before the 1984 general elections

Vincentian general election, 1984

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 25 July 1984. The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won nine of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 88.8%.-Results:...

 by a split from the United People's Movement due to the refusal of most party members to disown Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...

's politics. The new party received 2.0% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. In the 1989 elections

Vincentian general election, 1989

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989. The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats. Voter turnout was 72.4%.-Results:...

 it increased its share of the vote to 2.4%, but remained seatless. However, in the 1994 elections

Vincentian general election, 1994

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 21 February 1994. The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won twelve of the fifteen seats. Voter turnout was 65.6%.-Results:...

 it received 17.4% of the vote and won a single seat. In the same year it merged with the Saint Vincent Labour Party

Saint Vincent Labour Party

The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the ruling party between 1967 and 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984.-History:...

 to form the Unity Labour Party

Unity Labour Party

The Unity Labour Party is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.-History:...

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