Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands,the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide,with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,though it is far from being the only dependency in the Caribbean overall. Staying a part of the United Kingdom proved especially fortuitous in the late 1990s,when the southern half the island had to be evacuated. Its capital and international airport were devastated by a volcanic eruption but many were able to travel to the U.K.,which also helped rebuild. Within ten years important housing,government buildings,and a new airport were established in the north,though the population remains about one third of what it was before the eruption.
Politics of Montserrat 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. Montserrat is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes Montserrat on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Legislative Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
John Alfred Osborne was a chief minister of Montserrat.
Elections in Montserrat take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a parliamentary system. The Legislative Assembly is directly elected,and a Chief Minister is selected by the party or coalition with the most seats in the Assembly.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia,registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front,it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009. The party currently holds 16 seats in the Namibian National Assembly and one seat in the Namibian National Council and is the official opposition. McHenry Venaani is president of the PDM.
The Progressive National Party is a political party in the Turks and Caicos Islands,currently led by Washington Misick. The PNP holds 14 of the 15 elected seats in the House of Assembly and has been the government since 20 Feb 2021.
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 February 2007. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP),which won thirteen of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly. PNP leader Michael Misick remained Premier.
The premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The premier is appointed by the governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom,currently King Charles III.
Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 29 September to 1 October 2011. The elections were boycotted by all the main opposition parties. As a result,the People's Party won 33 of the 34 seats in the National Assembly.
General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014. The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement,which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.
The People's Democratic Movement (PDM) is a political party in Montserrat.
Sir Howard Archibald Fergus was a Montserratian author and historian. He was born at Long Ground in Montserrat. He attended Bethel Primary School,Montserrat Secondary School,Erdiston Teachers College in Barbados,the University College of the West Indies (London),the Universities of Bristol and Manchester,and finally the University of the West Indies (UWI),earning a PhD in 1978. He retired from the University in 2004 as Professor of Eastern Caribbean Studies.
General elections were held in Turks and Caicos Islands on 15 December 2016. The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Movement (PDM),with Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson becoming the islands' first female Premier. Following the election outgoing Prime Minister Rufus Ewing resigned as Progressive National Party (PNP) leader and quit politics.
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 September 1976. Although the Progressive National Organisation (PNO) received the most votes,the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) emerged as the largest party in the Legislative Council,winning five of the eleven seats. Following the elections,the PDM formed a coalition government with the two independents,with PDM leader James Alexander George Smith McCartney becoming the first Chief Minister of the islands.
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 2 February 1995. The result was a victory for the opposition People's Democratic Movement (PDM),which won eight of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. Following the elections,PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor became Chief Minister.
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 March 1999. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Movement (PDM),which won nine of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor remained Chief Minister.
General elections were held in Namibia on 27 November 2019. Ballots were cast using electronic voting. A total of eleven candidates ran for the presidency and fifteen political parties contested the National Assembly elections.
General elections were held in Montserrat on 18 November 2019 for the nine elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. The result was a victory for the opposition Movement for Change and Prosperity,which won five of the nine elected seats.
Margaret (Annie) Dyer-Howe was a Montserratian politician and businesswoman,who was the second woman to be appointed as a government minister in the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat. She held a number of ministries during her two periods as an elected representative,including as Minister for Education and Social Affairs,Minister for Trade,Agriculture,Lands,Housing and the Environment and Minister of Finance. She also co-founded the Montserrat Labour Party.
Adelina E. Tuitt is a Montserratian politician who served in the Legislative Council of Montserrat from 1996 until 2001. She was the territory's Minister of Health,Education,and Community Services,in the wake of the volcanic eruptions of the 1990s,which devastated the southern half of the island. A member of the Movement for National Reconstruction party,Tuitt represented the Eastern constituency.
