List of political parties in Anguilla
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This article lists political parties in Anguilla.
Anguilla used to be a part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, which hindered the formation of parties on the island. Early parties included the Anguilla Democratic Party (founded by October 1967 during the island's brief and unrecognized independence as the Republic of Anguilla) and the Anguilla Constructive Democratic Movement (founded after The Anguilla (Administration) Order of 1971). Both organizations quickly vanished as they lacked mass appeal. The Anguilla (Constitution) Order of 1976 firmly laid "the foundations for the development of party politics".[1]
The first party to formally take part in elections was the
The Anguilla United Front alliance, consisting of the Anguilla Democratic Party and the Anguilla National Alliance, was formed in 2000.[2] The Anguilla United Movement became the Anguilla Progressive Movement in 2019.[3]
Due to holding elections under forms of
The parties
Represented in the House of Assembly
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | House | Political position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla United Front | AUF | Cora Richardson-Hodge | Conservative liberalism | 8 / 13
|
Centre-right
| |
Anguilla Progressive Movement | APM | Ellis Webster | Liberalism Progressivism |
3 / 13
|
Centre-left
|
Other parties
Defunct parties
- Anguilla Democratic Party
- Anguilla National Alliance
- People's Progressive Party
- United National Movement (Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla)
See also
- Politics of Anguilla
- List of political parties by country
References
- ^ ISBN 9766372675.
- ^ The Americas Review. World of Information. 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ AUM rebranded as APM with new faces, new concepts The Anguillan, 14 October 2019