The United People's Party was a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis that was founded and led by former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Oliver Powell. [1] [2] The party first contested national elections in 1993, when they received 3% of the vote and failed to win any seats. [3] In the 1995 elections they received just 71 votes and again failed to win a seat. [3] The party did not contest any further elections. [4]