List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands
Encyclopedia
The British Virgin Islands
have a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The Concern Citizen Movement (CCM) contested the British Virgin Islands general election, 2007
but failed to win any seats.
The People's Patriotic Alliance (PPM) contested the British Virgin Islands general election, 2011
but failed to win any seats.
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
have 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, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
- National Democratic PartyNational Democratic Party (British Virgin Islands)The National Democratic Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands.In the 2007 general election the incumbent NDP was crushed by the Virgin Islands Party and lost all except for 2 of its seats....
- Virgin Islands PartyVirgin Islands Party (British Virgin Islands)The Virgin Islands Party is a political party in the British Virgin Islands, led by Premier Ralph T. O'Neal.The Virgin Islands Party has held power in the British Virgin Islands for all except for 15 years since the adoption of the modern Legislative Council in 1967. It was originally formed by...
- United PartyUnited Party (British Virgin Islands)The United Party is a now political party of the British Virgin Islands.It was originally formed by H. Lavity Stoutt, Terrance B...
(defunct)
The Concern Citizen Movement (CCM) contested the British Virgin Islands general election, 2007
British Virgin Islands general election, 2007
The British Virgin Islands general election, 2007 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 August 2007. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Virgin Islands Party over the incumbent National Democratic Party ....
but failed to win any seats.
The People's Patriotic Alliance (PPM) contested the British Virgin Islands general election, 2011
British Virgin Islands general election, 2011
The British Virgin Islands general election, 2011 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 7 November 2011. The result was a decisive victory for the opposition National Democratic Party led by Orlando Smith over the incumbent Virgin Islands Party , led by Premier Ralph T. O'Neal...
but failed to win any seats.