The Grenada National Party (GNP) was a

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and

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political party in Grenada that existed from 1955 to 1984, when it merged into the New National Party. It alternated in power with the

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(GULP).

History

The party was founded in 1955 and took its support from the urban middle class and landowners. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p301 It first contested national elections in

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when it won two of the eight seats, tied with the GULP and the

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. Its leader Herbert Blaize became the island's leader as part of an anti-GULP coalition. Although GULP convincingly won the next elections in 1961, taking eight of the ten seats, early elections were held in

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, in which the GNP won six of the 10 seats to return to power. It returned to opposition following the 1967 elections. For the 1976 elections it was part of the People's Alliance alongside the

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and the United People's Party. However, they failed to defeat GULP.Nohlen, p312 In 1984 it merged with the National Democratic Party and the Grenada Democratic Movement to form the New National Party, with Blaize as its leader.

Electoral history

House of Representatives elections

References

{{Grenadian political parties Political parties in Grenada Political parties established in 1955 Political parties disestablished in 1984 1955 establishments in Grenada 1984 disestablishments in Grenada Conservative parties