The People's Democratic Movement (PDM) is a political party in
Montserrat
Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, 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, wit ...
.
History
The party was established by the then leader of the opposition
Donaldson Romeo
Donaldson Romeo (born 1962) is a Montserratian politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly and served as the island's Premier from September 2014 until November 2019.
Having formerly worked as an artist and a journalist, h ...
on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the
upcoming elections. The elections saw the party win seven of the nine seats in the
Legislative Council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...
, becoming the ruling party.
People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) to form next Montserrat government
Government of Montserrat However, two party members, Ingrid Buffonge and Gregory Willock, later left the party to join the opposition.
Election results
Legislative Assembly
References
Political parties in Montserrat
Political parties established in 2014
2014 establishments in Montserrat
Conservative parties in dependent territories of the United Kingdom
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