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 15,753 (2021).
Saint Kitts and Nevis have one of the longest written histories in the Caribbean,both islands being among Spain's and England's first colonies in the archipelago. Despite being only two miles apart and quite diminutive in size,Saint Kitts and Nevis were widely recognized as being separate entities with distinct identities until they were forcibly united in the late 19th century.
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He is the national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) party. Born in a farming family,he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953,and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during the Emergency. He became President of the state unit of Janata Dal in 1994,and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in Karnataka. He served as the 8th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. In the 1996 general elections,no party won enough seats to form a government. When the United Front,a coalition of regional parties,formed the central government with the support of the Congress,Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and was elected Prime Minister. During his tenure as prime minister,he also served as Home Minister for some time. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for less than a year. After his prime ministerial tenure,he was elected to the 12th (1998),14th (2004),15th,and 16th Lok Sabha,as Member of Parliament for the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency. He lost Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from Tumkuru but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in Indian-administered Kashmir's union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Founded as the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference by Sheikh Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in 1932 in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir,the organisation renamed itself to "National Conference" in 1939 in order to represent all the people of the state. It supported the accession of the princely state to India in 1947. Prior to that,in 1941,a group led by Ghulam Abbas broke off from the National Conference and revived the old Muslim Conference. The revived Muslim Conference supported the accession of the princely state to Pakistan and led the movement for Azad Kashmir.
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw was the first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis,and previously served as Chief Minister,legislator,and labour activist.
Rob Fleming is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election,defeating the one-term Liberal Party incumbent,Sheila Orr. Initially representing Victoria-Hillside,he was re-elected in subsequent elections in the renamed constituency of Victoria-Swan Lake. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,he was named to the cabinet of British Columbia in July 2017 as Minister of Education,before assuming his current post as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in November 2020. Prior to entering provincial politics,he was a city councillor in Victoria,British Columbia from 1999 to 2005.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP),also known simply as Labour,is a centre-left political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is currently in government in the country after winning six of the eleven seats in the 2022 general election. It is the oldest active political party in the English-speaking Caribbean.
James Ronald Webster (2 March 1926 –9 December 2016) was a politician from Anguilla. After ending the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla federation in 1967,he served as the island territory's first Chief Minister from 10 February 1976 to 1 February 1977 and again from May 1980 to 12 March 1984.
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.
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary,incumbent M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was sworn in as Chief Minister,for the third time. The election victory was mainly attributed to the sympathy wave created by Indira Gandhi's assassination and M.G.R's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election M.G.R contested as he died in office in 1987. This is also the only General Election which M. Karunanidhi did not contest since 1957 until his death. As of 2023,this is the last election where the ruling party gained seats.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 15 February 2010. Seven seats in the House of Assembly were contested in the election.
Sandy Hill is a constituency of the Anguillan House of Assembly. The incumbent is Cora Richardson-Hodge of the Anguilla United Front.
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 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.
Early general elections were held in Anguilla on 9 March 1984. The result was a victory for the Anguilla National Alliance,which won four of the seven seats in the House of Assembly. Chief Minister Ronald Webster lost his seat.
The People's Progressive Party (PPP) was a political party in Anguilla.
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.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 24 July 1972. The People's Progressive Party won six of the seven seats and its leader Ronald Webster became chair of the council. Webster was later appointed as the first Chief Minister shortly before the 1976 elections.
General elections were planned to be held in Anguilla on 25 October 1967 following the Anguillian Revolution in May. However,only five candidates stood for the five seats,with all elected unopposed.
