Barbuda People's Movement
The Barbuda People's Movement is a centre-left Barbudan nationalist political party in Antigua and Barbuda.
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| Abbreviation | BPM |
| Leader | Trevor Walker |
| Founded | 1978[1] |
| Youth wing | BPM Youth Foundation[2] |
| Ideology | Barbudan Nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 17
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| Seats in the Barbuda Council | 13 / 13
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History
The party first contested a general election in 1989, in which they won a single seat.[4] They held the seat in the 1994 and 1999. In the 2004 elections the candidates of the BPM (Trevor Walker) and the Barbuda People's Movement for Change both won 400 votes. In a rerun of the election on 20 April Walker received 408 votes, whilst BPMC candidate Arthur Nibbs won only 394. The party retained the seat again in the 2009 elections.
Barbuda’s secession request
The government is taking the unprecedented step of presenting the matter to the Parliament after it received a letter from the Barbuda Council requesting that discussions commence on the separation of Antigua from Barbuda.
In the letter dated 31 August 2020, Council Secretary, Paul Nedd, informed Cabinet Secretary, Konata Lee, that the Barbuda Council wished to secede from Antigua in order to determine a separate future for Barbuda and its people.[5]
Electoral results
House of Representatives
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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Barbuda Council
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| 2019 | 9 / 11 |
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| 2021 | 3,645[6] | 13 / 13 |
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References
- "Barbuda People's Movement (BPM)".
- "Caribbean Elections | Barbuda People's Movement".
- "Island of Barbuda".
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp69-70 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Editor (2020-09-11). "Barbuda's secession request goes to Parliament". Antigua News Room. Retrieved 2021-04-06.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "Clean Sweep for BPM". 30 March 2021.
