The People's Political Party 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 established in 1952 as a breakaway from the ruling Eighth Army of Liberation

Eighth Army of Liberation

The Eighth Army of Liberation was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was formed by the United Workers, Peasants and Ratepayers Union, and was the only party to contest the 1951 general elections...

, and was the country's first lasting nationwide political party. It was the only party to contest the 1954 general elections

Vincentian general election, 1954

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1954. The majority of seats were won by independents. Voter turnout was 59.8%.-Results:...

 and received three of the eight seats (the remaining seats were won by independents). In the 1957 elections

Vincentian general election, 1957

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 12 September 1957. The result was a victory for the People's Political Party, which won five of the eight seats. Voter turnout was 70.9%.-Results:...

 it received almost half the national vote and won five of the eight seats. In 1961

Vincentian general election, 1961

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 20 April 1961. The result was a victory for the People's Political Party, which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 77.1%.-Results:...

 it remained in power with six of the nine seats.

In the 1966 elections

Vincentian general election, 1966

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 22 August 1966. Although the Saint Vincent Labour Party received the most votes, the People's Political Party won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 84.1%.-Results:...

 it received fewer votes than 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:...

, but won one seat more. However, in early elections

Vincentian general election, 1967

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 19 May 1967, less than a year after the previous elections. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 82.6%.-Results:...

 the following year it was reduced to three seats. After both parties won six seats in the 1972 elections

Vincentian general election, 1972

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 April 1972. The result was a tie between the People's Political Party and the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which both won six seats. Despite being a former member of the SVLP , the sole independent MP James Fitz-Allen Mitchell...

, early elections

Vincentian general election, 1974

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 1974. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%.-Results:...

 were held in 1974. Prior to the election several senior members of the party formed the Mitchell/Sylvester Faction

Mitchell/Sylvester Faction

The Mitchell/Sylvester Faction, also known as Junta, was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was formed by James Fitz-Allen Mitchell and senior members of the People's Political Party and contested the 1974 general elections, receiving 16.4% of the vote and winning a single...

. The PPP's opposition to independence from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 saw it reduced to just two seats, whilst the Labour Party won ten. In the 1979 elections

Vincentian general election, 1979

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979. The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 63.9%.-Results:...

it failed to win a seat, and was dissolved in 1984.