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United People's Movement (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

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Political party of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The United People's Movement was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It first contested national elections in 1979, when it received 13.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. Shortly before the 1984 elections several members left to form the Movement for National Unity after a majority of UPM members refused to renounce the policies of Fidel Castro. As a result, the party's vote share fell to 3.2% and it remained seatless. In 1989 it received just 468 votes and again failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.

Electoral history

House of Assembly elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Outcome
1979 4,467 13.55% 0 / 13 Steady Increase 3rd Extra-parliamentary
1984 1,350 3.20% 0 / 13 Steady Steady 3rd Extra-parliamentary
1989 468 1.07% 0 / 15 Steady Decrease 4th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp603-604 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p596
  3. Nohlen, p601
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