Saint Helena Progressive Party
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The Saint Helena Progressive Party was a political party
on the island of Saint Helena
(a British
crown colony
). The party favoured retaining economic links with the United Kingdom
.
The Saint Helena Progressive Party was founded in 1973. Its founders included eleven out of twelve members of the Legislative Council of Saint Helena
elected in 1972. The emergence of political parties on Saint Helena followed an increase in political awareness of the population on the island, after economic stringency measures had been adopted as a consequence of increased international inflation.
The Saint Helena Progressive Party won eleven out of twelve Legislative Council seats in the September 1976 election. The party appears to have been become defunct around 1976, at a similar point in time as its adversary the Saint Helena Labour Party
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
on the island of Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
(a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
crown colony
Crown colony
A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
). The party favoured retaining economic links with the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The Saint Helena Progressive Party was founded in 1973. Its founders included eleven out of twelve members of the Legislative Council of Saint Helena
Legislative Council of Saint Helena
The Legislative Council of Saint Helena has 15 members, 12 members elected for a four-year term by popular vote and 3 members ex officio...
elected in 1972. The emergence of political parties on Saint Helena followed an increase in political awareness of the population on the island, after economic stringency measures had been adopted as a consequence of increased international inflation.
The Saint Helena Progressive Party won eleven out of twelve Legislative Council seats in the September 1976 election. The party appears to have been become defunct around 1976, at a similar point in time as its adversary the Saint Helena Labour Party
Saint Helena Labour Party
The Saint Helena Labour Party was a political party on the island of Saint Helena . The party was founded in 1974. The party opposed dependence on British economic aid, whilst advocating private enterprise as opposed to a supposedly government-dominated economy...
.