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Prime Ministers Of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
This article contains a list of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Constitutional basis The office of prime minister is established by section 51 of the country's constitution, which provides that the governor-general shall appoint as prime minister the member of the House of Assembly "who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives". Section 51(6) of the constitution requires the governor-general to remove the prime minister from office if the House of Assembly passes a motion of no confidence, unless within three days the prime minister either resigns or advises the governor-general to call an election. List of officeholders ; Political parties and other affiliations Chief ministers of Saint Vincent (1960–1969) Premiers of Saint Vincent (1969–1979) Prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) Timeline This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Gonsalves
Ralph Everard Gonsalves (born 8 August 1946) is a Vincentian politician who has served as prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) since 2001.Profile , caribbeanelections.com; accessed 1 September 2014. Gonsalves is the longest continuously serving Prime Minister since St. Vincent's independence in 1979. He became prime minister after his party won a majority government in the 2001 Vincentian general election, 2001 general election. He was the first prime minister from the newly constructed ULP, following a merger of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party and the Movement for National Unity. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Labour Party
The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Unity Labour Party The party is an observer of COPPPAL and an affiliate of . From 1994 to 2014, the party was a member of . History The party was formed in 1994 from the merger of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 15 June 1998.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 Although the Unity Labour Party (ULP) received a majority of the public vote, the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority of seats, the first time the party receiving a majority of the vote had failed to win the elections since 1966. Voter turnout was 67%. Campaign The ruling NDP led by Prime Minister James Mitchell was opposed by the ULP headed by Vincent Beache; the ULP had been founded in 1994 by a merger of the Movement for National Unity (MNU) and the Saint Vincent Labour Party. The election date had been announced on 18 May. During the campaign, the NDP advocated tax cuts and the promotion of tourism and agricultural development, while the ULP called for job creation, economic development and improved social services. Results When polling results giving the NDP eight seats and the ULP seven seats were anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 21 February 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party, which won twelve of the fifteen seats. Voter turnout was 66%.Nohlen, p603 Results References {{Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elections Saint Vincent Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results February 1994 in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16 May 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a landslide victory for the centrist New Democratic Party, which won all fifteen seats, returning James Mitchell to a second term as prime minister. Voter turnout was 72.4%.Nohlen, p603 The 1989 election is also the most lopsided in terms of the popular vote margin since the country gained independence in 1979, with the NDP securing a 36-point victory over the second-placed Saint Vincent Labour Party. As of 2017, this is the last time that a single party won over 60% of the popular vote or more than 80% of the constituencies. It is also the last time that North Central Windward, South Windward, and Central Leeward have voted for the NDP. Results References {{Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elections Saint Vincent Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines General A general officer is an O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 25 July 1984.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a victory for the New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), New Democratic Party, which won nine of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 89%.Nohlen, p603 Results References {{Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elections 1984 elections in the Caribbean, Saint Vincent Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1984 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, General July 1984 in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 5 December 1979.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP), which won eleven of the thirteen seats. Voter turnout was 64%, up only slightly from 63% in 1974. Campaign Fifty candidates contested the 13 seats from four parties. The SVLP led by Milton Cato, Prime Minister since 1974; the People's Political Party (PPP), the SVLP's traditional rival, headed by Ebenezer Joshua; the New Democratic Party, led by James Fitz-Allen Mitchell; and the United People's Movement of Ralph Gonsalves, which contested elections for the first time. All four groups presented a similar manifesto but ideologically the United People's Movement was oriented to the left much as the political groups which had recently come to power in Grenada and Saint Lucia. The SVLP (considered a moderate socialist party), the centrist New Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 9 December 1974.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which won ten of the 13 seats. Voter turnout was 63.2%. Background After the 1972 elections, the People's Political Party (PPP) and the Saint Vincent Labour Party (SVLP) both won six seats. The People's Political Party (PPP) managed to form a government with the support of the remaining MP James Mitchell, who won reelection as an independent after resigning from the SVLP. The "Alliance Government" was formed with Mitchell as Premier and PPP leader Ebenezer Joshua as Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. On 18 September 1974, the House of Assembly passed a motion of no confidence; Ebenezer and Ivy Joshua had just resigned from the government due to policy disagreements with Mitchell. The Assembly was then dissolved on 23 September 1974. Nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 April 1972.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 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 (which had received a majority of the public vote), the sole independent MP James Fitz-Allen Mitchell Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (15 May 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a Vincentian politician who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, second Prime minister, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadine ... formed a government with the PPP. Voter turnout was 75.6%.Nohlen, p603 Results References {{Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elections Saint Vincent Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1972 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines April 1972 in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (15 May 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a Vincentian politician who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, second Prime minister, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1984 to 2000 and as the List of prime ministers of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, second Premier of West Indies Associated States, Saint Vincent from 1972 to 1974. He founded the New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent), New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1975, and served as its president until 2000. Early life Mitchell was born in Bequia on 15 May 1931. He was the oldest of four children born to Captain Reginald and Lois Mitchell. Reginald was lost at sea during a January 1940 voyage in the Bermuda Triangle. Lois remarried Alfred Baynes of Saint Lucia, leaving the children with their paternal grandmother Sarah. Some time after Mitchell left Bequia to enter St. Vincent Grammar School, his grandmother died; his younger siblings then joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James F
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1967 Vincentian General Election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 19 May 1967, less than a year after the previous elections.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 The result was a victory for the Saint Vincent Labour Party The Saint Vincent Labour Party was a social democratic political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from 1955 to 1994. It was the ruling party from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 until 1984. History The party was established in 1955. Nohle ..., which won six of the nine seats. Voter turnout was 82.6%.Nohlen, p602 Results References {{Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elections Saint Vincent Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1967 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines May 1967 in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
