National_Development_Party_(Montserrat)

National Development Party (Montserrat)

National Development Party (Montserrat)

Political party

The National Development Party (NDP) was a conservative political party in Montserrat led by Bertrand Osborne.

History

The NDP was established in December 1984,[1] and launched a newspaper, the Montserrat Reporter the following year.[2] In the 1987 general elections it won two seats in the Legislative Council.[3] In the 1991 elections the party retained both seats.

By the 1996 elections Osborne was leader of the new Movement for National Reconstruction.

References

  1. [1]
    Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p84
  2. [2]
    James Phillip Jeter (1996) International Afro Mass Media: A Reference Guide, Greenwood Publishing Group, p175
  3. [3]
    General Election Results - 25 August 1987 Archived 7 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections


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