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The Anguilla Democratic Party was a political party in Anguilla. At the 21 February 2005 elections, the party first became part of the Anguilla United Front, which won 38.9% of popular votes and four out of seven elected seats.
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The Anguilla Democratic Party was a political party in Anguilla. At the 21 February 2005 elections, the party first became part of the Anguilla United Front, which won 38.9% of popular votes and four out of seven elected seats.
| Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 1989 | 934 | 25.2 | 1 / 7 |  1 | 3rd | Opposition |
| 1994 | 1,348 | 31.0 | 2 / 7 | 1 | 2nd | Coalition |
| 1999 | 1,579 | 32.9 | 2 / 7 |  0 | 2nd | Coalition |
| 2000 | 536 | 11.4 | 1 / 7 |  1 | 3rd | Coalition |
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Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (91 km2), with a population of approximately 14,731 (2018).
Politics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Anguilla, the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes Anguilla on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. The territory's constitution is Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982. Executive power is exercised by the Premier and the Executive Council. Legislative power is vested in both the Executive Council and the House of Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla.
Osbourne Berrington Fleming is a politician and a former chief minister of Anguilla. He held that post from March 6, 2000, three days after the Anguilla United Front, a conservative coalition which included Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance won parliamentary elections, gaining at least 4 of the 7 seats, until February 15 2010 in which he retired from his seat as the chief minister of Anguilla. Mr. Fleming was a prominent and successful businessman prior to entering politics. He served for many years as Minister of Finance before winning election as Anguilla's Chief Minister.
The Anguilla national football team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. Along with the teams from the Bahamas, Tonga, Bhutan, Eritrea, San Marino, and Somalia, they are consistently one of the lowest ranked teams in the world in the FIFA rankings.
The Anguilla United Front is an alliance of political parties in Anguilla. At elections, 21 February 2005, the alliance won 38.9% of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats.
The Anguilla National Alliance was a centre-right political party in Anguilla. At the elections of 21 February 2005, the party first became part of the Anguilla United Front(AUF), that won 38.9% of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats, and became a part of the AUF since then.
The Anguilla Progressive Movement is a political party in Anguilla. The party was named the Anguilla United Movement until being rebranded in 2019 alongside new leaders and colours. Under various names, it was originally a vehicle for Ronald Webster and his supporters.
The House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Anguilla. It has 13 members, 7 members in single-seat constituencies, 4 members representing the island at-large and 2 ex officio members. Anguilla has a multi-party system.
Scouting and Guiding in Anguilla exist as branches of the parent organisations in the United Kingdom.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 21 February 2005 to elect the seven elected seats in the House of Assembly. The Anguilla United Front, an alliance of the Anguilla National Alliance and the Anguilla Democratic Party, won the elections retaining four of the elected seats.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 15 February 2010. Seven seats in the House of Assembly were contested in the election.
Island Harbour is one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla. Its population at the 2011 census was 988.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 16 March 1994. Despite a large drop in the Anguilla United Party's vote share, the loss of the Road North constituency to the Anguilla Democratic Party gave the second and third parties enough seats to form a coalition government. Hubert Hughes of the Anguilla United Party, who had stood on a pro-independence platform, was appointed Chief Minister following the elections. The small Anguilla for Good Government party replaced the Party for Anguilla's Culturisation and Economy as the fourth party, but like its predecessor, failed to win representation. The future Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming held his seat of Sandy Hill as an independent.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 4 March 1999. The result was a victory for the ruling coalition of the Anguilla United Party and the Anguilla Democratic Party, each winning 2 seats. The opposition Anguilla National Alliance won 3 seats. However, the coalition government lost its majority in May 1999 upon the resignation of Victor Banks, the Finance Minister and leader of the Anguilla Democratic Party. Due to the collapse of the ruling coalition, fresh elections were held in March 2000.
Early general elections were held in Anguilla on 3 March 2000 after the government elected in 1999 collapsed after six months. The Anguilla National Alliance (ANA) emerged as the largest party, winning three of the seven seats in the House of Assembly. The ANA and the Anguilla Democratic Party had created the Anguilla United Front in January 2000, and between them the two parties held four of the seven seats, allowing them to form a government.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 22 April 2015. The result was a victory for the Anguilla United Front alliance, which won six of the seven elected seats in the House of Assembly. The ruling Anguilla United Movement failed to win a seat.
Victor Franklin Banks is an Anguillan politician. A member of the Anguilla United Front (AUF), he served as Premier from 14 May 2019 until his defeat in the 2020 general election.
Anguilla requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. Current plates, changed in 2007, have a blue and white background with black letters and are North American standard 6 × 12 inches. Vehicle plates have an 'A' followed by four digits. The letter denoting the type of vehicle has been moved to the front and 'P' is now designated for personal vehicles.