Anguilla Progressive Movement

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{{Infobox political party

|country = Anguilla

| name = Anguilla Progressive Movement

|native_name =

|colorcode = #96CDEF

|logo = Anguilla Progressive Movement.svg

|founded = Early 1980 as the Anguilla United Movement

|leader = Ellis Webster

|founder = Ronald Webster

|chairperson =

|spokesperson =

|leader1_name =

|leader2_name =

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|foundation =

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|ideology = Liberalism
Progressivism

|position = Centre-left

|colors = {{colorbox|#96CDEF}} (since 2019)
{{colorbox|#008000}} (before 2019)

|website = https://www.voteapm.com/

|seats1_title = House of Assembly

|seats1 = {{Composition bar|3|13|#96CDEF}}

| blank1_title = UK affiliation

| blank1 = none

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The Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM) is a political party in Anguilla. The party was named the Anguilla United Movement (AUM) until being rebranded in 2019 alongside new leaders and colours.{{cite news|url=https://theanguillian.com/2019/10/aum-rebranded-as-apm-with-new-faces-new-concepts/|title=AUM rebranded as APM with new faces, new concepts|newspaper=The Anguillan|date=14 October 2019}} It was founded in early 1980 by Ronald Webster and "his former political rivals", Hubert Hughes and Colonel Claudius Roberts.{{cite book |last1=Barrow-Giles |first1=Cynthia |last2=Joseph |first2=Tennyson S. D. |title=General elections and voting in the English-speaking Caribbean, 1992–2005 |date=2006 |publisher=Ian Randle |location=Kingston, Jamaica; Miami |isbn=9766372675 |page=55 |url=https://jm.vlex.com/vid/electoral-outcomes-and-party-914981214 |chapter=3. Electoral Outcomes and Party Fortunes, 1992-2005}} Under various names, it was originally a vehicle for Ronald Webster and his supporters.

Electoral results

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!Election

!Votes

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!Position

!Government

1976
{{small|as the People's Progressive Party (PPP)}}

|

|

| {{Composition bar|6|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{increase}} 6

| {{increase}} 1st

| {{yes2|Majority}}

1980
{{small|as the Anguilla United Movement (AUM)}}

|

|

| {{Composition bar|6|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 1st

| {{yes2|Majority}}

1981
{{small|as the Anguilla People's Party (APP)}}

|

|

| {{Composition bar|5|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 1st

| {{yes2|Majority}}

1984
{{small|as the Anguilla People's Party (APP)}}

|

| 41.7

| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{decrease}} 4

| {{decrease}} 2nd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

1989
{{small|as the Anguilla United Party (AUP)}}

| 824

| 22.3

| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 2nd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

1994
{{small|as the Anguilla United Party (AUP)}}

| 540

| 12.4

| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 2nd

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

1999
{{small|as the Anguilla United Party (AUP)}}

| 704

| 14.7

| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 2nd

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

2000
{{small|as the Anguilla United Movement (AUM)}}

| 596

| 12.5

| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{steady}} 2nd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

2005
{{small|as the Anguilla United Movement (AUM)}}

| 1,088

| 19.5

| {{Composition bar|1|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{decrease}} 1

| {{decrease}} 3rd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

2010
{{small|as the Anguilla United Movement (AUM)}}

| 2,308

| 32.7

| {{Composition bar|4|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{increase}} 3

| {{increase}} 1st

| {{yes2|Majority}}

2015
{{small|as the Anguilla United Movement (AUM)}}

| 3,039

| 38.3

| {{Composition bar|0|7|hex={{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}}}

| {{decrease}} 4

| {{decrease}} 2nd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

2020

| 15,660

| 44.5

| {{Composition bar|7|11|hex={{party color|Anguilla Progressive Movement}}}}

| {{increase}} 7

| {{increase}} 1st

| {{yes2|Majority}}

2025

| 16219

| 43.9

| {{Composition bar|3|11|hex={{party color|Anguilla Progressive Movement}}}}

| {{decrease}} 4

| {{increase}} 2nd

| {{no2|Opposition}}

See also

References

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