List of political parties in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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This article lists political parties in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
, with extreme difficulty for electoral success of smaller parties.
Political parties currently represented in the House of Assembly
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
, with extreme difficulty for electoral success of smaller parties.
Political parties currently represented in the House of AssemblyHouse of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesThe House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a unicameral legislature that serves as the legislative body for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....
- New Democratic Party (founded in 1975) - conservative
- Unity Labour PartyUnity Labour PartyThe Unity Labour Party is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Currently the governing party, it is led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.-History:...
(founded in 1994) - democratic socialist
Other parties
- National Reform Party
- People's Progressive Movement
- Progressive Labour Party
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green PartySaint Vincent and the Grenadines Green PartyThe Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party is a green political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The party is currently led by Ivan O'Neal, and has no seats in the House of Assembly....
(founded in 2005) - greenGreen politicsGreen politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy... - United People's Movement
Historical parties
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Labour Party (1956–1994) - social democratic
- Movement for National UnityMovement for National UnityThe Movement for National Unity was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was formed shortly before the 1984 general elections by a split from the United People's Movement due to the refusal of most party members to disown Fidel Castro's politics. The new party received 2.0% of...
(–1994) - People's Political Party
See also
- Politics of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPolitics of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPolitics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines takes place in the framework of an independent parliamentary democratic Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented by a Governor General, who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet...
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