United People's Movement (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

The United People's Movement was a political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It first contested national elections in 1979, when it received 13.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat.^[1] Shortly before the 1984 elections several members left to form the Movement for National Unity after a majority of UPM members refused to renounce the policies of Fidel Castro.^[2] As a result, the party's vote share fell to 3.2% and it remained seatless. In 1989 it received just 468 votes and again failed to win a seat. It did not contest any further elections.^[3]

Electoral history

House of Assembly elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Position	Outcome
1979	4,467	13.55%	0 / 13	3rd	Extra-parliamentary
1984	1,350	3.20%	0 / 13	3rd	Extra-parliamentary
1989	468	1.07%	0 / 15	4th	Extra-parliamentary

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp603-604 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p596
^ Nohlen, p601

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp603-604 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p596

[3] Nohlen, p601

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