The New National Party (NNP), also known as NNP Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique , is a conservative political party in Grenada . It is led by former prime minister, Keith Mitchell .
8-488: New National Party may refer to: New National Party (Grenada) New National Party (Netherlands) New National Party (Germany) New Nation Party New National Party (South Africa) New National Party, a proposed name for the National Democratic Party (Egypt) See also [ edit ] National Party (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
16-704: A general election. At the 2018 General Election , the New National Party was able to retain all 15 seats. In November 2021, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell said that the upcoming general elections which are constitutionally due no later than June 2023, will be the last one for him. Early elections were held in June 2022 and Mitchell ultimately led the party to defeat. 2013 Grenadian general election Tillman Thomas NDC Keith Mitchell NNP General elections were held in Grenada on 19 February 2013. The result
24-726: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New National Party (Grenada) The party was founded in August 1984 through the merger of the Grenada National Party , led by Herbert Blaize , the National Democratic Party, led by George Brizan , and the Grenada Democratic Movement (GDM), led by Francis Alexis . Led by Blaize, the NNP won 14 out of 15 seats in
32-574: The December 1984 general election , and Blaize became prime minister. Mitchell was elected as leader of the NNP in January 1989, defeating Prime Minister Herbert Blaize . In the 1990 general election , the NNP won two seats and was left in opposition. The party was victorious in the 1995 general election , winning eight out of 15 seats in the House of Representatives , and Mitchell became prime minister. After
40-568: The NNP lost its majority due to the resignation of Raphael Fletcher , the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in November 1998, an early election was called for January 1999, the New National Party (NNP) won all seats. The NNP narrowly won a third term in power in the November 2003 election , reduced to a one-seat parliamentary majority. In the general election held on 27 November 2003, the party won 48.0% of
48-591: The popular vote and 8 out of 15 seats. In the July 2008 general election , the party lost to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), winning four seats against 11 for the NDC. NDC leader Tillman Thomas succeeded Mitchell as Prime Minister of Grenada. In the 2013 general election , the New National Party returned to power, after winning all 15 seats. This was the second time a political party won all constituencies in
56-477: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title New National Party . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_National_Party&oldid=1250864337 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
64-576: Was a landslide victory for the opposition New National Party , which won all 15 seats. The election date was announced by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas at the National Democratic Congress Party Convention at Sauteurs Bus Station on 13 January 2013. The fifteen members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting . The preliminary report from invited Organisation of American States election observers
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