Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds

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Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds is a Nevisian attorney and politician serving as a member of the Nevis Island Assembly for the 5th constituency.

Political career

Stapleton-Simmonds was first elected in March 2020 to the Nevis Island Assembly in a by-election for the St Thomas’ Parish/5th constituency as a member of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), following the retirement of the incumbent NRP representative Joseph Parry. [1] [2] Following this result, she became the first woman elected as a parliamentary representative of the NRP. [3]

She was re-elected at the 2022 election, [4] however, was later removed from the NRP in 2023 over disagreements with party leader and fellow parliamentary representative Janice Daniel-Hodge about who should become Leader of the Opposition. [5] [6] Stapleton-Simmonds currently sits as an independent representative in the Nevis Island Assembly.

References

  1. ↑ Nevis Island Administration (5 March 2020). "NRP Candidate Mrs. Cleone Stapleton Simmonds wins Nevis 5 by-election".
  2. ↑ St Kitts and Nevis Observer (12 December 2022). "Election Results: CCM wins nail biting NIA elections with three of the five seats".
  3. ↑ SKN Pulse (18 April 2020). "NRP's first elected female parliamentarian sworn in".
  4. ↑ Nevis Island Administration (13 December 2022). "Brantley-led CCM wins Nevis Island Assembly Elections".
  5. ↑ WINN media SKN (2 May 2023). "NRP Disciplinary Committee expel Hon. Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds from Party".
  6. ↑ VON Radio (May 2023). "NRP "has moved to expel" Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds from all institutions of the party".
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