Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat)

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The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in Montserrat.

History

The party was established in 1970 by Percival Austin Bramble,^[1] son of Chief Minister and leader of the Montserrat Labour Party (MLP) William Henry Bramble. Percival had previously been a member of the MLP and was elected to the Legislative Council as an MLP candidate in the 1966 elections.^[2] However, he subsequently broke away to form the PDP as a result of controversy over the number of holiday and retirement homes being built on the island.^[3]

The 1970 elections were the first occasion on which the MLP had faced serious opposition, and saw the PDP win all seven seats, leaving the MLP without parliamentary representation. Percival Austin Bramble became Chief Minister.

The PDP subsequently won five of the seven seats in the 1973 elections, but were defeated in the 1978 elections, when the People's Liberation Movement formed by former PDP minister John Osborne won all seven seats.

The PDP contested the 1983 elections, winning two seats in the Legislative Council. It was reduced to one seat in the 1987 elections, and did not contest any further elections.

References

↑ Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Caribbean Elections
↑ Howard A Fergus (1996) Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People in Our History, Canoe Press, p124
↑ Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p144

Political parties in Montserrat

Parliamentary	People's Democratic Movement (7) Movement for Change and Prosperity (2)

Extra-parliamentary	Montserrat Democratic Party

Defunct	Montserrat Labour Party Montserrat United Workers' Movement Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party Movement for National Reconstruction National Development Party National Progressive Party New People's Liberation Movement People's Liberation Movement People's Progressive Alliance Progressive Democratic Party

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