Barbuda People's Movement
The Barbuda People's Movement is a centre-left Barbudan nationalist political party in Antigua and Barbuda active only on the island of Barbuda. The party's symbol is the European fallow deer, national animal of Barbuda.[4][5] The party seeks the secession of Barbuda from Antigua and Barbuda.[6]
Barbuda People's Movement | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BPM |
| Leader | Trevor Walker |
| Founded | 1978[1] |
| Youth wing | BPM Youth Foundation[2] |
| Ideology | Barbudan nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 17 |
| Seats in the Barbuda Council | 9 / 11 |
| Election symbol | |
| Deer | |
| Website | |
| http://barbudapeoplesmovement.org | |
History edit
The party first contested a general election in 1989, in which they won a single seat.[7] They held the seat in the 1994 and 1999. In the 2004 elections the candidates of the BPM (Trevor Walker) and the Barbuda People's Movement for Change both won 400 votes. In a rerun of the election on 20 April Walker received 408 votes, whilst BPMC candidate Arthur Nibbs won only 394. The party retained the seat again in the 2009 elections.[citation needed]
Barbuda’s secession request edit
The government is taking the unprecedented step of presenting the matter to the Parliament after it received a letter from the Barbuda Council requesting that discussions commence on the separation of Barbuda from Antigua.
In the letter dated 31 August 2020, Council Secretary Paul Nedd informed Cabinet Secretary Konata Lee that the Barbuda Council wished to secede from Antigua in order to determine a separate future for Barbuda and its people.[6]
Electoral results edit
House of Representatives edit
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hilbourne Frank | 304 | 1.37 | 1 / 17 | New | 4th | Opposition |
| 1994 | 367 | 1.35 | 1 / 17 | 0 | 3rd | Opposition | |
| 1999 | 418 | 1.26 | 1 / 17 | 0 | 3rd | Opposition | |
| 2004 | Trevor Walker | 400 | 1.01 | 1 / 17 | 0 | 3rd | Coalition |
| 2009 | 474 | 1.14 | 1 / 17 | 0 | 3rd | Coalition | |
| 2014 | 484 | 1.13 | 0 / 17 | 1 | 3rd | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2018 | 558 | 1.43 | 1 / 17 | 1 | 4th | Opposition | |
| 2023 | 624 | 1.46 | 1 / 17 | 0 | 3rd | Opposition |
Barbuda Council edit
This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2022) |
| Election | Leaders | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||||
| 1979[8] | Hilbourne Frank | [9] | New | 1st | Majority | ||||
| 1981 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1983 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1985 | ONR[10] | ||||||||
| 1987 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1989 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1991/1992 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1993/1994 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1996[9] | [9] | 2nd | ABLP | ||||||
| 1997 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 1999 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 2001 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 2003 | 1st | Majority | |||||||
| 2005 | Trevor Walker | 1,988[11] | 53.96 | [11] | 1st | Majority | |||
| 2007 | [12][13] | 1st | Majority | ||||||
| 2009 | [14][15][9] | 1st | Majority | ||||||
| 2011 | 1,679[16] | 48.78 | [16][9] | 1st | Majority | ||||
| 2013 | 1,994[17] | 46.49 | 5 / 11 [17][15] | 2nd | ABLP | ||||
| 2015 | 3 / 11 [18] | 2 | 2nd | ABLP | |||||
| 2017 | 2,983[19] | 51.66 | 5 / 11 [20] | 2 | 2nd | ABLP | |||
| 2019 | 9 / 11 | 4 | 1st | Majority | |||||
| 2021 | 2,303[21][22][23] | 63.18 | 9 / 11 | 0 | 1st | Majority | |||
References edit
- ^ "Barbuda People's Movement (BPM)".
- ^ "Caribbean Elections | Barbuda People's Movement".
- ^ "Island of Barbuda". from the original on 2003-04-23.
- ^ "From Icon of Empire to National Emblem: the Fallow Deer of Barbuda".
- ^ "Antigua Election 2023: ABEC releases party symbols for Jan 18 polls | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News.
- ^ a b "Barbuda's secession request goes to Parliament". Antigua News Room. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp69-70 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e Pat (2012-08-19). "ALP candidates announced for March 2013 Council election". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
The Barbuda Council has been controlled by the BPM since the first election was held around 35 years ago. The ALP gained control for a brief period in 1996.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513.
- ^ a b pj67admin (2005-03-23). "Barbuda Council Election Day". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ pj67admin (2007-03-01). "Barbuda Council elections". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ pj67admin (2007-03-23). "Barbudan Council Election Results". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ pj67admin (2013-01-08). "Result of the BPM Primaries". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ a b . www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ a b pj67admin (2011-04-04). "Barbuda Council Election Results". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ a b pj67admin (2013-02-18). "The Results". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "BPM are back - two more seats in Council". Barbudaful. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ barbudaful (2017-03-30). "BPM bring back Council". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "It's done … time to move on". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Clean Sweep for BPM". 30 March 2021.
- ^ barbudaful (2021-03-18). "Council elections March 29th 2021". Barbudaful. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Barbuda Council Elections 2021 Results". www.abec.gov.ag. from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.