National Development Party (Montserrat)

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