The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in

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History

The party was established in 1970 by Percival Austin Bramble, son of

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and leader of the Montserrat Labour Party (MLP) William Henry Bramble. Percival had previously been a member of the MLP and was elected to the

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as an MLP candidate in the 1966 elections.Howard A Fergus (1996) ''Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People in Our History'', Canoe Press, p124 However, he subsequently broke away to form the PDP as a result of controversy over the number of

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and retirement homes being built on the island.Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) ''A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies'', Greenwood Publishing Group, p144 The 1970 elections were the first occasion on which the MLP had faced serious opposition, and saw the PDP win all seven seats, leaving the MLP without parliamentary representation. Percival Austin Bramble became Chief Minister. The PDP subsequently won five of the seven seats in the 1973 elections, but were defeated in the

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, when the People's Liberation Movement formed by former PDP minister

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won all seven seats. The PDP contested the 1983 elections, winning two seats in the Legislative Council. It was reduced to one seat in the 1987 elections, and did not contest any further elections.

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