United People's Movement (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

The United People's Movement was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It first contested national elections in 1979, when it received 13.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat.^[1] Shortly before the 1984 elections several members left to form the Movement for National Unity after a majority of UPM members refused to renounce the policies of Fidel Castro.^[2] As a result, the party's vote share fell to 3.2% and it remained seatless. In 1989 it received just 468 votes and again failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.^[3]

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp603-604 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p596
↑ Nohlen, p601

Political parties in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Current parties	Democratic Republican Party New Democratic Party Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party Unity Labour Party

Defunct parties	Democratic Freedom Movement Eighth Army of Liberation Mitchell/Sylvester Faction Movement for National Unity People's Liberation Movement People's Political Party People's Progressive Movement People's Working Party Saint Vincent Labour Party United People's Movement West Indies National Party

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