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The People's Working Party was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Under the leadership of Burton Williams, [1] it contested the 1998 general elections, but received just 45 votes and failed to win a seat. [2] It did not contest any further elections. [3]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Country in the Caribbean

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an Anglo-Caribbean country in the British West Indies region of the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lies in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean. The sovereign state is also frequently known simply as Saint Vincent.

1998 Vincentian general election

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 15 June 1998. Although the Unity Labour Party (ULP) received a majority of the public vote, the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 67.4%.

One of the party's main platforms revolved around the re-institution of the local government system as a means to increase individual participation in matters relating to the country's political affairs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Patrick Smikle (16 June 1998). "POLITICS-ST.VINCENT: Constitutional Reform Takes Back Seat For Now". Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp604-605 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  3. Nohlen, p601