United People's Party (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The United People's Party was a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis that was founded and led by former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Oliver Powell.[1][2] The party first contested national elections in 1993, when they received 3% of the vote and failed to win any seats.[3] In the 1995 elections they received just 71 votes and again failed to win a seat.[3] The party did not contest any further elections.[4]

Election results

National Assembly[3]

Election year # of
votes 		% of
vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/– Outcome
1993 605 3.1 (#5)
0 / 11
 new Extra-parliamentary
1995 71 0.3 (#5)
0 / 11
 Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ "St Kitts-Nevis vote features a face-off between generations (Page 1289)". The Miami Herald. 28 November 1993. Retrieved 15 August 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rivals lob insults in Caribbean campaign". The Toronto Star. 28 November 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp577-578 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  4. ^ Nohlen, p575
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