Before party politics was introduced in the Turks and Caicos, a group called the Progressive National Organisation (PNO) was advocating for constitutional reform that would allow for local people to be elected to government roles to represent themselves rather than the old system of UK appointees having the final say in all matters.[5] The advocates for these changes included Hon. NJS Francis and Headley Durham of Grand Turk; Alexander Henry "Shorty" Smith of Salt Cay; Hon. Hilly Ewing of Providenciales; Charles Nathaniel Misick of North Caicos; and Dan Malcolm and Hon. Norman Saunders of South Caicos. These men would go on to be the founding members of the PNO and subsequently petitioned, organised, and paid for the 1976 constitution that made party politics possible and made a big step towards the autonomy and independence they all longed for.[5]
Electoral history
1976 election
Once the constitution was in full effect, the PNO became the Progressive National Party and Norman Saunders was elected leader of the party.
Neither the PNP nor the opposing party, People's Democratic Movement (PDM), won the election as six (6) seats were necessary to declare victory. The PDM had won five and the PNP won four and two seats were held by independent candidates. Liam McGuire of South Caicos, one of the independent candidates, approached the PNP alongside Danny Williams of North Caicos requesting to be given the role of Minister of Development in exchange for joining the party and giving them the seats needed to secure the victory. The PNP unanimously declined as they saw McGuire as a "foreigner" who "should not hold a permanent office in the government." McGuire refused to take a non-ministerial role and, with Williams, joined the PDM making them the first government of the TCI.[6][5]
2003 election
At the 2003 legislativeelections, the party won six out of 13 seats. It won two extra seats at a by-election on 7 August 2003, bringing the party to power.
2007 election
In the 9 February 2007 elections the party won 13 out of 15 seats, the largest margin in history until the 2021 general election.
2016 election
Their 2016 election opponents were the People's Democratic Movement and the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
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Learn how and when to remove this template message The Progressive National Party is a political party in the Turks and Caicos Islands currently led by Washington Misick 4 The PNP holds 14 of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly and has been the government since 20 Feb 2021 Progressive National PartyAbbreviationPNPLeaderWashington Misick Premier ChairpersonCalvin GreeneSecretary GeneralSonia WilliamsFounded1976IdeologySocial democracyChristian democracy 1 Political positionCentre left 2 3 House of Assembly14 15Websitehttp www tcipnp me Politics of the Turks and Caicos IslandsPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 Electoral history 1 2 1 1976 election 1 2 2 2003 election 1 2 3 2007 election 1 2 4 2016 election 2 Electoral performance 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditMore Information The PNP A History Origins Edit Before party politics was introduced in the Turks and Caicos a group called the Progressive National Organisation PNO was advocating for constitutional reform that would allow for local people to be elected to government roles to represent themselves rather than the old system of UK appointees having the final say in all matters 5 The advocates for these changes included Hon NJS Francis and Headley Durham of Grand Turk Alexander Henry Shorty Smith of Salt Cay Hon Hilly Ewing of Providenciales Charles Nathaniel Misick of North Caicos and Dan Malcolm and Hon Norman Saunders of South Caicos These men would go on to be the founding members of the PNO and subsequently petitioned organised and paid for the 1976 constitution that made party politics possible and made a big step towards the autonomy and independence they all longed for 5 Electoral history Edit 1976 election Edit Once the constitution was in full effect the PNO became the Progressive National Party and Norman Saunders was elected leader of the party Neither the PNP nor the opposing party People s Democratic Movement PDM won the election as six 6 seats were necessary to declare victory The PDM had won five and the PNP won four and two seats were held by independent candidates Liam McGuire of South Caicos one of the independent candidates approached the PNP alongside Danny Williams of North Caicos requesting to be given the role of Minister of Development in exchange for joining the party and giving them the seats needed to secure the victory The PNP unanimously declined as they saw McGuire as a foreigner who should not hold a permanent office in the government McGuire refused to take a non ministerial role and with Williams joined the PDM making them the first government of the TCI 6 5 2003 election Edit At the 2003 legislative elections the party won six out of 13 seats It won two extra seats at a by election on 7 August 2003 bringing the party to power 2007 election Edit In the 9 February 2007 elections the party won 13 out of 15 seats the largest margin in history until the 2021 general election 2016 election Edit Their 2016 election opponents were the People s Democratic Movement and the Progressive Democratic Alliance Electoral performance EditElection Leader No of votes Share of votes Seats Result1976 Norman Saunders 1 008 42 0 4 11 Opposition1980 Norman Saunders 1 724 60 3 8 11 Government1984 Norman Saunders 1 965 61 2 8 11 Government1988 Daniel Malcolm 2 727 29 6 2 13 Opposition1991 Washington Misick 4 834 40 8 8 13 Government1995 Washington Misick 1 887 45 8 4 13 Opposition1999 Washington Misick 1 849 40 8 4 13 Opposition2003 Michael Misick 2 725 49 8 7 13 Government2007 Michael Misick 3 609 60 8 13 15 Government2012 Rufus Ewing 2 833 44 8 8 15 Government2016 Rufus Ewing 2 645 42 7 5 15 Opposition2021 Washington Misick 3 572 55 2 14 15 GovernmentReferences Edit Manifesto PDF www caribbeanelections com 2016 Retrieved 24 December 2020 Manifesto PDF www caribbeanelections com 2016 Retrieved 24 December 2020 British Turks and Caicos Islands to hold general elections Foreign Brief foreignbrief 18 February 2021 Retrieved 7 March 2021 Isles Delana TCI will maintain stable S amp P rating Opposition leader Turks and Caicos Weekly News Retrieved 2021 02 13 a b c The PNP A History online fliphtml5 com Retrieved 2021 02 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Progressive National Party TCI www tcipnp me Retrieved 2021 02 26 External links EditOfficial web site This article about a Caribbean political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Turks and Caicos Islands related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Progressive National Party Turks and Caicos Islands amp oldid 1111428994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
