People's Party for Democracy and Development
People's Party for Democracy and Development | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Bishop Joseph Atherley MP |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Christian socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | "God, Growth, and Peace" |
| House of Assembly | 1 / 30 |
| Senate | 2 / 21 |
The People's Party for Democracy and Development (PdP), abbreviated as the People's Party, is a political party in Barbados established on 8 June 2019 and led by Joseph Atherley. As of its foundation, it serves as the main opposition party in both houses of the Barbadian Parliament, with one seat in the House of Assembly and two seats in the Senate.
Background
The initial grouping emerged shortly after the 2018 general elections, where the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) defeated the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to win all 30 seats in the House of Assembly. This result left vacant the position of Leader of the Opposition and the two seats held by the second largest party in the Senate. On 31 May 2018, Joseph Atherley, who had been elected for St. Michael West, announced that he would be leaving the party to become Leader of the Opposition, which enabled him to advise on the appointment of the two minority Senators. He rejected suggestions of joining the DLP, and decided to proceed as an independent.[1]
On 1 June 2019, Atherley publicly launched an opposition party, the People's Party for Democracy and Development (PdP). With the slogan "God, Growth, and Peace", the party would be social democratic in orientation. Atherley revealed that the PdP had been initially founded on 1 November 2018.[2]
As of the party's foundation, Atherley was the only PdP member of the House of Assembly, which automatically made him Leader of the Opposition. Crystal Drakes and Caswell Franklyn represent the party in the Senate.[2]
References
- ^ "Atherley sworn in as Opposition Leader". NationNews. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b King, Katrina (8 June 2019). "Atherley launches People's Party for Democracy and Development". Barbados Today. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
- Profile on Facebook
