Barbuda People's Movement

Barbuda People's Movement
AbbreviationBPM
LeaderTrevor Walker
Founded1978
Youth wingBPM Youth Foundation
IdeologyBarbudan nationalism
Political positionCentre-left
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 17
Seats in the Barbuda Council
9 / 11
Election symbol
Deer
Website
http://barbudapeoplesmovement.org
In Barbuda (Antigua-Barbuda) the Barbuda Peoples Movement pushes for independence. A Venezuelan newspaper published an independentist flag of Barbuda, but it did not clarify if this flag is that of the BPM (Barbuda Peoples Movement).

The Barbuda People's Movement is a centre-left Barbudan nationalist political party in Antigua and Barbuda active only on the island of Barbuda. The party's symbol is the European fallow deer, national animal of Barbuda. The party seeks the secession of Barbuda from Antigua and Barbuda.

History

The party first contested a general election in 1989, in which they won a single seat. 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.[citation needed]

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 Barbuda from Antigua.

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.

Electoral results

House of Representatives

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1989 Hilbourne Frank 304 1.37
1 / 17
New 4th Opposition
1994 367 1.35
1 / 17
Steady 0 Increase 3rd Opposition
1999 418 1.26
1 / 17
Steady 0 Steady 3rd Opposition
2004 Trevor Walker 400 1.01
1 / 17
Steady 0 Steady 3rd Coalition
2009 474 1.14
1 / 17
Steady 0 Steady 3rd Coalition
2014 484 1.13
0 / 17
Decrease 1 Steady 3rd Extra-parliamentary
2018 558 1.43
1 / 17
Increase 1 Decrease 4th Opposition
2023 624 1.46
1 / 17
Steady 0 Increase 3rd Opposition

Barbuda Council

Election Leaders Votes Seats Position Government
No. % ± No. ±
1979 Hilbourne Frank New 1st Majority
1981 Steady1st Majority
1983 Steady1st Majority
1985 ONR
1987 Steady1st Majority
1989 Steady1st Majority
1991/1992 Steady1st Majority
1993/1994 Steady1st Majority
1996 Decrease2nd ABLP
1997 Increase1st Majority
1999 Steady1st Majority
2001 Steady1st Majority
2003 Steady1st Majority
2005 Trevor Walker 1,988 53.96 Steady1st Majority
2007 Steady1st Majority
2009 Steady1st Majority
2011 1,679 48.78 Steady1st Majority
2013 1,994 46.49
5 / 11
Decrease2nd ABLP
2015
3 / 11
Decrease2 Steady2nd ABLP
2017 2,983 51.66
5 / 11
Increase2 Steady2nd ABLP
2019
9 / 11
Increase4 Increase1st Majority
2021 2,303 63.18
9 / 11
Steady0 Steady1st Majority



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