The People's Progressive Party (PPP) was a political party in
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territ ...
.
History
The PPP was established in 1976 by Ronald Webster in order to contest the general elections that year.Charles D. Ameringer (1992) ''Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies'', Greenwood Publishing Group, p11 The party won six of the seven seats in the House of Assembly, with Webster becoming the island's first Chief Minister....If he is in his coffin The Anguillan, 25 April 2014
However, in February 1977 the House passed a
motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...
on Webster by a vote of 5–2. As a result, Emile Gumbs of the
Anguilla National Alliance
The Anguilla National Alliance was a centre-right political party in Anguilla.
At the elections of 21 February 2005, the party first became part of the Anguilla United Front(AUF), that won 38.9% of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats, and ...
was appointed Chief Minister.
By the
1980 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1980.
Africa
* 1980 Angolan legislative election
* 1980 Cameroonian presidential election
* 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
* 1980 Gabonese legislative election
* 1980 Guinean legislative ...