Progressive Liberal Party
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Progressive Liberal Party | |
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| Abbreviation | PLP |
| Party Leader | Philip "Brave" Davis |
| Deputy Leader | |
| Founded | 23 November 1953 |
| Headquarters | Sir Lynden Pindling Centre Farrington Road, P.O. Box N-547 Nassau |
| Youth wing | Progressive Young Liberals |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Progressivism Populism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colours | Blue, yellow |
| House of Assembly | 5 / 39 |
| Senate | 4 / 16 |
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The Progressive Liberal Party (abbreviated PLP) is a populist and social liberal party in the Bahamas. Philip "Brave" Davis is the leader of the party.
History[]
The PLP was founded in 1953 by William Cartwright, Cyril Stevenson, and Henry Milton Taylor.[1][2] The PLP was the first national political party in the Bahamas.[1]
The party governed for 30 straight years from 1967 to 1992, as well as from 2002 to 2007 and 2012 to 2017. Leading the party to its first victory in 1967 was Lynden Pindling, the country's first Prime Minister.
Perry Christie was Prime Minister of the Bahamas between 2 May 2002 and the 2007 general elections when the party was defeated by the rival Free National Movement (FNM) which won 23 seats. The FNM installed leader Hubert Ingraham as the Prime Minister. After defeat and one of its MPs leaving the party since, the PLP held 17 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas National Assembly.
In the 2012 general election,[3] the Progressive Liberals won a solid majority in a landslide election victory, taking 29 of the 38 seats in parliament.[4] Christie was sworn into office on 8 May 2012.[4]
Hubert Ingraham announced his retirement from politics following the defeat of his party.[4]
Electoral results[]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 1962 | 32,261 | 43.9 | 8 / 33
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 8
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2nd
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Opposition |
| 1967 | 19,408 | 45.0 | 18 / 38
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 10
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1st
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Minority |
| 1968 | 29,156 | 62.8 | 29 / 38
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11
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1st
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Majority |
| 1972 | 28,599 | 57.9 | 29 / 38
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0
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1st
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Majority |
| 1977 | 35,090 | 54.7 | 30 / 38
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1
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1st
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Majority |
| 1982 | 42,995 | 56.9 | 32 / 43
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2
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1st
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Majority |
| 1987 | 48,339 | 53.5 | 31 / 49
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 1
|
1st
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Majority |
| 1992 | 50,258 | 44.7 | 16 / 49
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15
|
2nd
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Opposition |
| 1997 | 49,932 | 41.9 | 5 / 40
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11
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2nd
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Opposition |
| 2002 | 66,901 | 51.8 | 29 / 40
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24
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1st
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Majority |
| 2007 | 64,637 | 47.0 | 18 / 41
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11
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2nd
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Opposition |
| 2012 | 75,815 | 48.6 | 29 / 38
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11
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1st
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Majority |
| 2017 | 59,164 | 37.0 | 4 / 39
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25
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2nd
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Opposition |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nixon, Celeste (8 June 2012). "PLP Founder Cartwright Dies". . Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Jones Jr., Royston (8 June 2012). "PLP Co-founder William Cartwright Dies at 89". . Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Electoral Calendar – international elections world elections". mherrera.org. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Charles, Jacqueline (8 May 2012). "Bahamas swears in new leader as ex-prime minister calls it quits". Miami Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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