Politics of Antigua and Barbuda The AntiguaLabourParty ALP is the former ruling political party in Antigua and Barbuda . It has long been led by Lester Bird , who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and political leader in 1994. The party was founded by Lester s father, V.C. Bird . The ALP has traditionally largely been seen as the political arm of the Bird Family. 2004 Defeat With the exception of five years in the 1970s, the ALP ruled Antigua and Barbuda for over four decades. Two major events precipitated the ALP s first defeat in 28 years in 2004. The first was the introduction of the Electoral Commission after the 1999 election. According to international observers, the 1999 was rife with irregularities. Most notably, the report from the Commonwealth observer group concluded that the voting rolls appeared to be inflated and recommended the establishment ..., the AntiguaLabourParty faced an internal leadership crisis. The aging Lester Bird announced that if the ALP ... Michael , party chairman Gaston Browne and Parliament Leader Cutie Benjamin are all vying for the party s leadership. References reflist Category Labour parties Category Political parties in Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda political parties Antiguaparty stub ar es Partido Laborista de Antigua nl AntiguaLabourParty ja pt Partido Trabalhista de Ant gua sh ... was the Medical Benefits Scandal. Under the watch of the ALP Government, the government of Antigua ... Progressive Party campaigned on an anti corruption platform they called Government in the Sunshine ... of free and fair elections in Antigua & Barbuda led to their defeat. The ALP lost its majority in the Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, 2004 2004 general election held on 24 ... if ALP fails at polls , Antigua Sun, December 30, 2008 ref There s been speculation that even if the ALP ... a torrent of speculation about who will succeed him. It will be the first time in party history ... more details
Politics of Antigua and Barbuda The National LabourParty is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda . The party was formed in 2003. The party expresses solidarity with Cuba . External links http www.samuelgroup.com electnlp NLP website Category Labour parties Category Political parties in Antigua and Barbuda Antiguaparty stub ... more details
LabourParty may refer to Current Labour parties Angola MPLA or Party of LabourAntigua and Barbuda AntiguaLabourParty National LabourPartyAntigua and Barbuda Armenia All Armenian LabourParty United LabourParty Armenia Australia Australian Labor Party Democratic Labor Party Progressive LabourParty Australia Barbados Barbados LabourParty Democratic LabourParty Barbados Belarus Belarusian LabourParty Bougainville Bougainville LabourParty Brazil Brazilian LabourParty Brazilian Labour Renewal Party Democratic LabourParty Brazil National LabourParty Brazil Social LabourParty Burundi Independent Labor Party Republic of the Congo Congolese Party of Labour Dominica Dominica LabourParty Fiji Fiji LabourParty Georgia Georgian LabourParty Gibraltar Gibraltar Socialist LabourParty Grenada Grenada United Labor Party Indonesia Labor Party Indonesia Ireland LabourParty Ireland Isle of Man Manx LabourParty Israel Israeli Labor Party Jamaica Jamaica LabourParty Liberia Labor Party of Liberia Lithuania LabourParty Lithuania Malta LabourParty Malta Mauritius LabourParty Mauritius Mexico Labor Party Mexico Morocco LabourParty Morocco Norway Norwegian LabourParty Netherlands LabourParty Netherlands Netherlands Antilles LabourParty People s Crusade New Caledonia LabourParty New Caledonia New Zealand New Zealand LabourParty Nigeria LabourParty Nigeria Norway Norwegian LabourParty Papua New Guinea PNG LabourParty People s LabourParty Papua New Guinea Pakistan LabourParty Pakistan Poland Polish LabourParty Solomon Islands Solomon Islands LabourParty South Africa New LabourParty South Africa Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis LabourParty Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LabourParty Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Progressive Labor Party Saint Vincent Unity LabourParty South Africa New LabourParty South Africa South Korea Democratic Labor Party South Korea Suriname Surinamese LabourParty Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party Switzerland Swiss Party ... more details
Infobox Union name ATLU country Antigua and Barbuda affiliation members 7000 full name Antigua Trades and Labour Union native name image founded 1939 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office St. John s, Antigua and Barbuda people Wigley George , president website footnotes Include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. The Antigua Trades and Labour Union ATLU is a national Trade union of Antigua and Barbuda . It was formed in 1939 and is closely related to the AntiguaLabourParty . It has a membership of 7,000 and is led by Wigley George as president. See also Portal Organized labour List of trade unions References cite book title Trade Unions of the World 6th Ed. publisher John Harper Publishing year 2005 editor International Centre for Trade Union Rights ICTUR et al. isbn 0 9543811 5 7 Category International Trade Union Confederation Category Trade unions in Antigua and Barbuda Category Organizations established in 1939 Caribbean trade union stub Antigua stub ... more details
Party of Labour is a name used by various political party political parties throughout the world. Party of Labour of Albania Party of Labour and of the People , in Argentina Belarusian Party of Labour , in Belarus Workers Party of Belgium Guatemalan Party of LabourParty of Labour of Iran Toufan , in Iran Party of Labour Mexico LabourParty Netherlands Party of Labour Russia , in Russia Swiss Party of Labour Malian Party of LabourParty of Labour Serbia Party of Labour Turkey German Partei der Arbeit , a Neonazi organisation later renamed Volkssozialistische Bewegung Deutschlands Partei der Arbeit See also LabourParty disambiguation List of political parties disambig Category Political party disambiguation pages ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Politics of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Freedom Party , a political party in Antigua , Antigua and Barbuda , led by George Rick James. The current status of the party in unclear. AFP contested the 1999 elections launching one candidate, George James in the constituency St. Johns Rural East. James got 57 votes. After the elections AFP claimed that the AntiguaLabourParty government had committed electoral fraud , as they had let non nationals to vote. Category Political parties in Antigua and Barbuda Antiguaparty stub ... more details
Politics of Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua People s Party was a minor political party in Antigua and Barbuda . It began as a faction within the Progressive Labour Movement , an opposition party founded in 1968. This faction, called the Antigua Progressive Movement, believed that the state s political parties should be separate from the trade unions. ref name govpol cite web url http www.countrystudies.us caribbean islands 98.htm title Antigua and Barbuda Government and Politics last1 Meditz first1 Sandra W. last2 Hanratty first2 Dennis M. year 1987 work Caribbean Islands A Country Study publisher Federal Research Division, Library of Congress location Washington, D.C. accessdate 23 January 2010 ref In 1969, the faction left the PLM to campaign independently. It attracted few votes at the Antigua and Barbuda general election, 1971 1971 general election , and it soon folded into the AntiguaLabourParty . References reflist Antigua and Barbuda political parties Category Political parties in Antigua and Barbuda Antiguaparty stub ... more details
National Labour Organisation UK, 1931 47 National LabourPartyAntigua and Barbuda National Labor Party Australia National LabourParty Brazil National LabourParty Czechoslovakia 1938 39 National LabourParty Ireland National LabourParty Jamaica National LabourParty UK, 1957 See also List of political parties by name National Party disambiguation LabourParty disambiguation Democratic LabourParty disambiguation disambig Category Political party disambiguation pages sv National LabourParty ... more details
The term Leader of the LabourParty may refer to Leader of the LabourParty UK , the leader of the LabourParty of the United Kingdom. Leader of the LabourParty Ireland , the leader of the Irish LabourParty. disambig ... more details
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The Democratic LabourParty is a name used by many political parties Democratic LabourParty Barbados Democratic LabourParty Brazil Democratic LabourParty of Lithuania Democratic LabourParty New Zealand Democratic Labor Party South Korea Democratic LabourParty Trinidad and Tobago Democratic LabourParty UK Democratic Labour , a defunct UK political party. Democratic LabourParty West Indies Federation Democratic Labor Party historical , historical party in Australia Democratic Labor Party in Australia Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party in the United States See also List of political parties by name Democratic Party disambiguation LabourParty disambiguation National LabourParty disambiguation disambig Category Political party disambiguation pages de Democratic LabourParty ko ja ... more details
People s LabourParty is a name used by several political parties in different countries People s LabourParty Papua New Guinea People s LabourParty UK People s Work Party Turkey disambig ... more details
The Scottish LabourParty is the part of the LabourParty UK which operates in Scotland . Scottish LabourParty may also refer to Scottish LabourParty 1888 , founded by Robert Cunninghame Graham and Keir Hardie Scottish LabourParty 1976 , a breakaway from the LabourParty UK LabourParty of Scotland , a group centred around Dundee in 1973 Disambig Category Political party disambiguation pages ... more details
Independent LabourParty or similar terms can refer to Independent LabourParty , a former party in the UK Scottish Trades Councils Independent LabourParty , a forerunner of the British ILP Independent Labor Party , a party in Burundi, note the American spelling of Labor Independent Labour Group , a former party in Northern Ireland A number of parties which have existed in Canada, see Labour candidates and parties in Canada Independent LabourParty , the original name of the Contemporary Party , a Norwegian Muslim oriented political party Independent LabourParty India , a former party in India during British colonial rule See also Labour Independent Group , a British group in the 1940s disambig ... more details
Social Democratic LabourParty may refer to one of the following. Estonian Left Party Estonian Social Democratic LabourParty , successor merged into the Estonian United Left Party Social Democratic Workers Party Netherlands Social Democratic and LabourParty of Northern Ireland Russian Social Democratic LabourParty Social Democratic LabourParty of Trinidad and Tobago , see List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago disambig id Partai Buruh Sosial Demokrat ... more details
Distinguish Northern Ireland LabourParty Image LabourPartyNorthernIrelandMember.png thumb right A specimen of the membership card for the LabourParty of Northern Ireland The LabourParty of Northern Ireland LPNI was formed in 1985 by a group around Paddy Devlin , a former Social Democratic and LabourParty councillor and Northern Ireland Assembly member, and Billy Blease , a member of the British House of Lords . Progress In 1987, the group merged with the Northern Ireland LabourParty , Ulster Liberal Party and the United LabourParty Northern Ireland United LabourParty to form a party known as Labour 87 or LabourParty 1987 with the aim of campaigning for a united LabourParty. This group also gained the support of the Newtownabbey LabourParty . It hoped to build links with the LabourParty UK British LabourParty , but these came to nothing. Early elections The party stood several candidates in the 1985 local government elections, none of which were successful. The group ran unsuccessful candidacies in the Northern Ireland local elections, 1989 1989 local elections and the European Parliament Election, 1989 UK 1989 European Parliament election , after which the Labour 87 coalition seems to have been dropped. The LPNI survived a little longer, but appears to have dissolved in 1990. ref http www.stratagem ni.com nipeers.php Northern Ireland Peers Stratagem NI ref Image LabourParty1987Launch.png thumb left Launch invitation for the LabourParty 1987 Coalitions The next attempt to form a labour organisation in Northern Ireland was the Labour Coalition , which won seats on the Northern ... LabourParty of Northern Ireland . This group ran candidates in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998 , including David Bleakley . Status The party remains active, and Curran stood unsuccessfully ... organ lorgan.htm Labour Conflict Archive on the INternet Political parties in Northern Ireland Defunct ... Political parties established in 1985 Category Political parties disestablished in 1987 UK party ... more details
The LabourParty Irish Society is an affiliate organisation of the UK LabourParty UK LabourParty . It is a collective body of LabourParty members of Ireland Irish birth or descent, and those interested in Ireland and Irish affairs. It promotes the interests of the Irish in Britain as a whole, and encourages Irish people to become involved in the LabourParty and politics generally. Officers The current officers of the LPIS are Chair Cllr Sally Mulready Vice Chair Conor McGinn Secretary John McNally Treasurer Liz McShane Fundraising Cllr Gerry Ryan Membership Youth Mick Rankin External links http www.lpis.org.uk LPIS UK gov stub Category LabourParty UK socialist societies ... more details
The LabourParty lang fr Parti Travailliste is a political party in Morocco . In the Moroccan parliamentary election, 2007 parliamentary election , held on 7 September 2007, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. Moroccan political parties Category Labour parties Category Political parties in Morocco Morocco party stub ... more details
The Belfast LabourParty was a political party in Belfast , Ireland from 1892 until 1924. The first socialism socialist party in Ireland Citation needed date February 2010 , it was founded in 1892, affiliated to the United Kingdom British British LabourPartyLabour Representation Committee Labour Representation Committee in 1900 and remained attached to the UK LabourParty UK LabourParty which subsequently evolved. Labour ran the Ulster Unionist Party Unionist Party close in Belfast North UK Parliament constituency Belfast North in Belfast North by election, 1905 a by election in 1905 and in the UK general election, 1906 general election of 1906 with William Walker as its candidate. ref http www.ark.ac.uk elections h1885.htm Westminster Elections in the future Northern Ireland, 1885 1910 by Nicholas Whyte ref ref http www.ulster scots.co.uk docs articles historical ulsterlabourpolitics1885 1906.htm Sectarian Divisions of Ulster Labor Politics 1885 1906 by Wade Shen ref In 1913, the Labour National Executive Committee agreed that the LabourParty Ireland Irish LabourParty should have organising rights over the entirety of Ireland. Citation needed date February 2010 The Belfast LabourParty disagreed with this and, faced with the British party s refusal to reconsider, formed the independent Belfast Labour Representation Committee , which declared itself a party in 1917. Citation needed date February 2010 The party won ten seats on Belfast City Council Belfast Corporation in 1919, but soon lost these. Citation needed date February 2010 Suffragette, Independent Labour and Co operative activist Margaret McCoubrey in 1920 was elected a Labour councillor for the Dock ward of Belfast ... forming with others the Northern Ireland LabourParty . References reflist Defunct political parties in Northern Ireland UK party stub NI stub Category Defunct political parties in Northern Ireland ... Biography ref Nonetheless, the party came a very close second in Belfast West UK Parliament ... more details
that is affiliated with the LabourParty UK LabourParty in the United Kingdom UK . The best known socialist society is the Fabian Society , founded in 1884 , some years before the creation of the LabourParty itself in which the Society participated . The Society s membership is relatively small around 7000 , but in Labour circles, it exerts much influence. The Co operative Party is not strictly a socialist society in the context of the LabourParty. It is in fact a separate political party with an electoral agreement with the LabourParty. It acts as a socialist society for the most ... a number of British trade unions pay an affiliation fee to the LabourParty, and the affiliates members become affiliated members of the LabourParty a different status from full member , unless they specifically choose otherwise. In return the societies receive a formal role in Labour decision making ..., they can participate in the election of LabourParty leaders, have delegates and votes at Annual Conference. Socialist societies also elect a delegate currently Simon Wright to the Labour National Executive Committee and can affiliate at a local level to Constituency Labour Parties . A second ... society but rather a full political party with an electoral agreement with the LabourParty. It affiliates at a local level. See also List of organisations associated with the British LabourParty UK LabourParty Category LabourParty UK socialist societies ... Jewish Labour Movement , formerly Poale Zion Labour Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Labour Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights LGBT Labour http www.labourbility.com Labour Disabled Members Group Labour Housing Group LabourParty Irish Society Labour Students National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs http www.scientists for labour.org.uk Scientists for Labour Socialist Education Association Socialist Environment and Resources Association Socialist ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox political party country the Republic of Ireland name english National LabourParty leader1 title Leaders leader1 name William X. O Brien , br James Everett foundation 1944 dissolution 1950 headquarters ideology Trade union representation split LabourParty Ireland LabourParty merged LabourParty Ireland LabourParty colorcode National LabourParty Ireland meta color The National LabourParty was an Republic of Ireland Irish political party active between 1944 and 1950. It was founded in 1944 from a rebel faction of the LabourParty Ireland LabourParty , inspired ... Union ITGWU against the majority of the party. ref name barberis Barberis, McHugh and Tyldesley 2005 . ref The split in the LabourParty was preceded by divisions in the broader labour movement, specifically ... North East branch of the LabourParty to contest the Irish general election, 1943 1943 general election . The Administrative Council of the national party, with ITGWU members in the majority, refused ..., the ITGWU disaffiliated from the LabourParty. Five of eight Teachta D la TD s sponsored by the union resigned from the parliamentary party to form the National LabourParty, led by William X. O ... communists had taken over the Dublin LabourParty. ref name barberis The Roman Catholicism ..., the National LabourParty won four seats in the Irish general election, 1944 1944 election and five ... LabourParty entered the First Inter Party Government against the wishes of the ITGWU. National Labour was represented at cabinet level by James Everett, now its leader, and so the party was obliged to work with several coalition partners, including the LabourParty. Co operation in government, the retirement .... ref name manning In 1950, the National LabourParty folded back into Labour. See also Category National LabourParty Ireland politicians Notes reflist 2 References Barberis, Peter, John McHugh ... of Ireland under James Larkin . ref name manning Manning 1972 . ref Larkin had rejoined the party in 1941 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Bougainville LabourParty BLP is a political party in the autonomous region of Bougainville Province Bougainville , Papua New Guinea . It is led by Thomas Tamusio , a lawyer. Papua New Guinean political parties Category Labour parties Category Political parties in Bougainville PapuaNewGuinea party stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Party of Labour and Progress of Melilla Lang es Partido del Trabajo y el Progeso de Melilla is a political party in Melilla , Spain . Its unclear whether the party is still active. DEFAULTSORT Party Of Labour And Progress Of Melilla Category Labour parties Category Political parties in Melilla Spain party stub Plazadesoberan a stub ... more details
Brazilian LabourParty lang pt Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro PTB may refer to two different political parties in Brazil Brazilian LabourParty historical , a center left party founded by supporters of Get lio Vargas and dismantled after the 1964 Brazilian coup d tat 1964 military led coup d tat Brazilian LabourParty current , a center right party founded by Ivete Vargas during the redemocratization dab ... more details
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