Nevis Reformation Party

Nevis Reformation Party
Leader	Janice Daniel-Hodge
Deputy leader	Patricia Bartlette
Founded	1 August 1970
Headquarters	NRP Party Headquarters,Nelson Spring, St. Thomas’ Parish, Nevis
Ideology	Nevisian interests Regionalism [1] Federalism [2] Autonomism
Slogan	Peace, Progress, Prosperity
National Assembly (Nevisian Seats)	0 / 3
Nevis Island Assembly	1 / 5
Website
nrp2020.com
Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis Political parties Elections

The Nevis Reformation Party is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party currently holds none of the eleven seats in the National Assembly. It is the main opposition party on Nevis, currently holding one of five seats in the Nevis Island Assembly. Since 2020, the NRP has been led by businesswoman and environmental consultant Janice Daniel-Hodge, the first woman to lead a political party in the country and daughter of former Premier of Nevis Simeon Daniel. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The party was established on 1 August 1970. ^[5] They first contested national elections in 1971 when they received 7.7% of the national votes and won a single seat. ^[6] In the 1975 elections the party's vote share rose to 16.2%, and NRP won both Nevisian seats available. ^[7] After winning 16.0% of the vote in the 1980 elections they again won two seats and became part of the People's Action Movement-led coalition government. ^[8] In 1984 their vote share fell to 10.1% but they increased their representation to three seats. They were reduced to two seats in 1989. The first leader of the party, Simeon Daniel, retired in 1992. ^[9] The party won only one seat in 1993. The party retained their single seat in elections in 1995, 2000, 2004, 2010, and 2015. In 2010, NRP representative Patrice Nisbett joined the federal cabinet as Attorney General of Saint Kitts and Nevis. ^[10] At the 2020 election, Nisbett lost his constituency to CCM's Alexis Jeffers and the NRP failed to win any other seats in Nevis, the first time in the party's history that they hadn't won any seats at a national election. The NRP were again left without representation in the National Assembly following the 2022 snap election in which CCM held onto their three seats.

Nevis Island Assembly

In 2006, the party won the Nevis Island Assembly elections, taking three of the five seats and ending the 14-year rule of the Concerned Citizens' Movement. In the 2011 elections, they remained in power after winning three seats again.

The party have been in opposition since losing the 2013 Nevis Island Assembly election. At the 2017 election they were reduced to just one seat. At the 2022 elections, they increased their vote by 4% and gained a seat, increasing their representation to 2 of 5 Assembly seats. However, in May 2023, Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds was formally expelled as an NRP member after disagreements with Janice Daniel-Hodge over who should become Leader of the Opposition, meaning the NRP are currently only represented by one member, Daniel-Hodge, in the Nevis Island Assembly. ^[11]

Leadership

Until 2020, the party has had four leaders: ^[12] Simeon Daniel (1970–1992), Joseph Parry (1992–2018), Robelto Hector (2018–2020) ^[13] and Janice Daniel-Hodge (since 2020). ^[14]

Election results

National Assembly

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Nevis seats	+/–	Status
1971	Simeon Daniel	1,127	7.7 (#3)	1 / 2	1	Opposition
1975		1,987	16.2 (#3)	2 / 2	1	Opposition
1980		2,356	16.0 (#3)	2 / 2		Coalition [15]
1984		1,830	10.1 (#3)	3 / 3	1	Coalition [16]
1989		1,948	10.9 (#3)	2 / 3	1	Coalition [17]
1993	Joseph Parry	1,641	8.5 (#4)	1 / 3	1	Coalition [18]
1995		1,521	7.0 (#4)	1 / 3		Opposition
2000		1,710	7.8 (#4)	1 / 3		Opposition
2004		1,688	7.5 (#4)	1 / 3		Opposition
2010		2,539	9.8 (#4)	1 / 3		Coalition [19]
2015		3,276	10.8 (#4)	1 / 3		Opposition
2020	Robelto Hector	2,232	8.0 (#5)	0 / 3	1	Extra-parliamentary
2022	Janice Daniel-Hodge	2,616	8.91 (#5)	0 / 3		Extra-parliamentary

References

1. Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (22 December 2015). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-27054-6 . Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "Adam Carr's Electoral Archive". psephos.adam-carr.net. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. "CANDIDATES". Nrpproject. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. @aamuedu (14 September 2020). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 August 2022– via Twitter.
5. About the NRP Nevis Reform Party
6. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp576-578 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
7. Organisation of American States (11 July 2011). "FINAL REPORT OF THE OAS ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE NEVIS ISLAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN THE FEDERATION OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS" (PDF).
8. Joseph, Tennyson S. D. (16 August 2011). Decolonization in St. Lucia: Politics and Global Neoliberalism, 1945-2010. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   978-1-61703-118-2 . Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. "Nevis' First Premier - Dr. Simeon Daniel Passes Away". Nevis Island News and Notes. 27 May 2012.
10. "Hector & Nisbett - P. D. Nisbett". hectornisbettlaw.com.
11. WINN media SKN (2 May 2023). "NRP Disciplinary Committee expel Hon. Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds from Party".
12. "Nevis Reformation Party turns 50".
13. "Dr. Janice Daniel-Hodge New Leader of NRP. First Woman To Lead A Political Party in St. Kitts and Nevis". NevisPages.com. 13 September 2020.
14. "CANDIDATES". Nrpproject. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
15. "St Kitts Nevis elections" (PDF).
16. "St Kitts Nevis elections" (PDF).
17. "SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1989". archive.ipu.org.
18. "STALEMATE AND CRISIS: THE 1993 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS" (PDF).
19. "Asim Martin Appointed Deputy PM :: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer". 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Defunct website