People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)
{{Infobox political party
| country = Montserrat
| name = People's Democratic Movement
| logo = People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat) logo.png
| leader = Paul Lewis
| founder = Donaldson Romeo
| abbreviation = PDM
| preceded by =
| foundation = {{start date|2024|4|30|df=y}}
| ideology = Autonomy for Montserrathttps://pdmmontserrat.com/
| international =
| european =
| europarl =
| headquarters =
| colours = {{color box|{{Party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}|border=darkgray}} Red
{{color box|#241E20|border=darkgray}} Black
| colorcode = {{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}
| seats1_title = Legislative Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|3|9|{{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}}}
| website = {{url|https://pdmmontserrat.com/}}
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The People's Democratic Movement (PDM) is a political party in Montserrat.
History
The party was established by the then leader of the opposition Donaldson Romeo on 30 April 2014, in order to contest the upcoming elections.[http://www.themontserratreporter.com/new-political-party-pdm-launched/ New Political Party ‘PDM’ Launched], Montserrat Reporter, 2 May 2014 The elections saw the party win seven of the nine seats in the Legislative Council, becoming the ruling party.[http://www.gov.ms/2014/09/12/peoples-democratic-movementpdm-to-form-next-montserrat-government/ People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) to form next Montserrat government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226212657/http://www.gov.ms/2014/09/12/peoples-democratic-movementpdm-to-form-next-montserrat-government/ |date=2017-02-26 }} Government of Montserrat However, two party members, Ingrid Buffonge and Gregory Willock, later left the party to join the opposition.
Election results
=Legislative Assembly=
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!Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Status |
2014
| 11,702 | 49.90 (#2) | {{Composition bar|7|9|hex={{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}}} | New | {{yes2|Government}} |
2019
| rowspan=2 | Paul Lewis | 5,969 | 29.92 (#2) | {{Composition bar|3|9|hex={{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}}} | {{decrease}} 3 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
2024
| 5,739 | 28.95 (#3) | {{Composition bar|3|9|hex={{party color|People's Democratic Movement (Montserrat)}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
References
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Category:Political parties in Montserrat
Category:Political parties established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in Montserrat
Category:Conservative parties in dependent territories of the United Kingdom
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