Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat)

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The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in Montserrat.

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Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory (BOT) in the Caribbean. The island is in the Leeward Islands, which is part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies. Montserrat measures approximately 16 km (10 mi) in length and 11 km (7 mi) in width, with approximately 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. Montserrat 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.

History

The party was established in 1970 by Percival Austin Bramble, [1] son of Chief Minister and leader of the Montserrat Labour Party (MLP) William Henry Bramble. Percival had previously been a member of the MLP and was elected to the Legislative Council as an MLP candidate in the 1966 elections. [2] However, he subsequently broke away to form the PDP as a result of controversy over the number of holiday and retirement homes being built on the island. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Caribbean Elections
  2. ↑ Howard A Fergus (1996) Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People in Our History, Canoe Press, p124
  3. ↑ Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p144
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