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Movement For Change And Prosperity
The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) is a political party in Montserrat. History The party was established in 2005 as a successor to the National Progressive Party. Caribbean Elections In the it received 36.1% of the vote, winning four seats. Although it was the largest party in the Legislative Council, a coalition government was formed by the |
Easton Taylor-Farrell
Joseph Easton Taylor-Farrell is a politician and the current Premier of Montserrat. Before entering politics, he was a businessman. He once served as the leader of the opposition of the island's Legislative Assembly from 2017 to November 2019. He is the current leader of the Movement for Change and Prosperity political party, having succeeded the island's former Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ... Reuben Meade. Previously, Farrell served as the island's Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment. References Year of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Montserratian businesspeople Movement for Change and Prosperity politicians Premiers of Montserrat {{Montserrat-politician-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Progressive Party (Montserrat)
The National Progressive Party (NPP) was a political party in the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat led by Reuben Meade. History The NPP was established in 1991.National Progressive Party (NPP) Caribbean Elections In the later that year it won four of the seven seats in the Legislative Council, resulting in Meade becoming |
Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for conservatism and for tradition in general, tolerance, and ... individualism". John Dunn. ''Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future'' (1993). Cambridge University Press. . Liberals espouse various views depending on their understanding of these principles. However, they generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion. Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern times.Wolfe, p. 23.Adams, p. 11. Liberalism became a distinct movement in the Age of Enlightenment, gaining popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Montserrat
The Legislative Assembly is the legislature of Montserrat. A unicameral body, it has nine elected members. History The Legislative Assembly was established following the promulgation of a new constitution in 2011, replacing the Legislative Council. Caribbean Elections The first elections to it were held in , and the most recent being in . Electoral system The nine members of the Legislative Ass ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern party organizations developed and spread around the world over the last few centuries. It is extremely rare for a country to have Non-partisan democracy, no political parties. Some countries have Single-party state, only one political party while others have Multi-party system, several. Parties are important in the politics of autocracies as well as democracies, though usually democracies have more political parties than autocracies. Autocracies often have a single party that governs the country, and some political scientists consider competition between two or more parties to be an essential part of democracy. Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with roughly of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano, in the southern part of the island, became active. Eruptions destroyed Montserrat's Georgian era capital city of Plymouth. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee, primarily to the United Kingdom, leaving fewer than 1,200 people on the island in 1997 (rising to nearly 5,000 by 2016). The volcanic activity continues, mostly affecting the vicinity of Plymouth, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserratian General Election, 2006
General elections were held in Montserrat on 31 May 2006.General Election Results - 31 May 2006 Caribbean Elections Although the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) won the most seats (four of the nine) in the Legislative Council, the government was formed by a coalition of the (MDP), the |
Legislative Council Of Montserrat
The Legislative Council was the unicameral legislature of Montserrat from 1951 to 2011. History Universal suffrage was introduced in Montserrat in 1951, with five members elected to the Legislative Council from 1952. Prior to the 1970 elections the number of elected seats was increased to seven. A new electoral system was introduced for the 2001 elections as a result of the volcanic eruptions rendering four of the seven constituencies uninhabitable. The seven single-member constituencies were replaced with one nine-member constituency in which voters could vote for nine candidates.General Election Results - 2 April 2001 Caribbean Elections A new constitution was introduced in 2011, which abolished the Legislative Council and replaced it with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrat Democratic Party
The Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP) was a political party in Montserrat. History The original Montserrat Democratic Party was established in 1958 and led by Eric Kelsick. It was only the second party founded in the country after the Montserrat Labour Party.Howard A Fergus (1985) ''Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat'', University Centre, p84 In the May 1958 elections it put forward two candidates, but received only 12% of the vote and failed to win a seat. The party was re-established in 2006. Caribbean Elections In the elections held later that year, it received 24.4% of the vote, winning one seat in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New People's Liberation Movement
The New People's Liberation Movement was a political party in Montserrat led by John Osborne. History The NPLM was established in 2001 by a merger of the People's Progressive Alliance and the Movement for National Reconstruction, Caribbean Elections with PPA leader John Osborne becoming leader of the new party. In the elections later that year, it received 52% of the vote and won seven of the nine seats in the Legislative Council, resulting in Osborne becoming [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserratian General Election, 2009
General elections were held in Montserrat on 8 September 2009, two years earlier than constitutionally necessary. The Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) gained a parliamentary majority with six of the nine seats, while the outgoing Chief Minister, Lowell Lewis (formerly of the Montserrat Democratic Party but campaigning as an independent), and two other independents won the other seats. Reuben Meade of the MCAP was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 September 2009. Campaign A total of 24 candidates contested the elections; the MCAP was the only party to run a full slate of nine candidates, whilst the Montserrat Labour Party nominated three candidates, the Montserrat Reformation Party two and the Funny Ways Party one. The remaining nine candidates were independents. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Meade
Reuben Theodore Meade (born 7 March 1954) is a retired politician from Montserrat who served as the island's first Premier between 2010 and 2014. He previously served as Chief Minister between 1991 and 1996 and 2009 to 2010. A member of the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP), he previously led the now-defunct National Progressive Party. Biography He launched his election campaign (for the early general election of 8 September 2009) on 28 July 2009. His party won the majority, garnering six of the nine seats up for grabs, while former chief minister Dr Lowell Lewis and two other independents took the remaining seats. Meade was congratulated by his political opponent, Lewis, and said that the revival of the economy of Montserrat would be his main priority. The 2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014. * 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014 Africa * 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014 * 2014 Botswana gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
