Anguilla Progressive Movement
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{{Infobox political party
|country = Anguilla
| name = Anguilla Progressive Movement
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|colorcode = #96CDEF
|logo = Anguilla Progressive Movement.svg
|founded = Early 1980 as the Anguilla United Movement
|leader = Ellis Webster
|founder = Ronald Webster
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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
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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 !% !Seats !+/– !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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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/anguillaprogressive/ Official website]
{{Anguillan political parties}}
Category:Political parties in Anguilla
Category:Liberal parties in dependent territories of the United Kingdom
Category:Liberal parties in North America
Category:Centrist parties in North America
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