Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement

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The Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM) was a socialist political party in Grenada. It was established by and , supporters of slain Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, after the US invasion of Grenada. However, despite the popularity of the revolution with many Grenadians, the MBPM was a marginal force in the island's politics. In the 1984 elections it received only 5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[1] In the 1990 elections its vote share dropped to 2.4%, falling to 1.6% in 1995 and 0.6% in 1999. The party's last leader, , merged the MBPM with another left-wing party in 2002, creating the People's Labour Movement.

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp310-312 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6


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