Unity Labour Party
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| Leader | Ralph Gonsalves |
| Founded | 16 October 1994 |
| Merger of | Saint Vincent Labour Party Movement for National Unity |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[1] Left-wing nationalism Anti-imperialism[2] Republicanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | COPPPAL (observer)[3] São Paulo Forum (affiliate) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (1994–2014)[4] |
| Seats in the House of Assembly | 1 / 15 |
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| https://voteulp.com/ | |
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The Unity Labour Party (ULP) is a democratic socialist political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was the ruling party from 2001 to 2025 under the premiership of Ralph Gonsalves.[5]
The party is an observer of COPPPAL and an affiliate of Foro de São Paulo. From 1994 to 2014, the party was a member of Socialist International.[6]
History
The party was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Saint Vincent Labour Party and the Movement for National Unity.[5] The parties had run as an alliance in the elections earlier that year, promising voters that they would merge after the election regardless of the result.[5] In the 1998 elections they received 54.6% of the vote, but the New Democratic Party won a majority of seats. The first leader of ULP, Sir Vincent Beache, resigned after the elections, and was succeeded by Ralph Gonsalves. However, in the 2001 general election the ULP won its first parliamentary majority, winning twelve of the fifteen seats.[7] The party won another majority in the 2005 general election.[8] The party was narrowly re-elected in the 2010 general election, winning 8 out of 15 elected seats in the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the same taking place in the 2015 general elections and was re-elected in the 2020 general election, this time winning 9 out of 15 seats but lost the popular vote to the New Democratic Party.[9]
In November 2020, Prime Minister Gonsalves made history by securing the fifth consecutive victory of his ULP in the general election.[10] In the 2025 Vincentian general election, the party was defeated by Godwin Friday's NDP, with Gonsalves retaining the only winning seat of the ULP.[11]
Election results
House of Assembly elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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| 1998 | Vincent Beache[12] | 28,025 | 54.60% | 7 / 15
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Increase 4 | Steady 2nd | Opposition |
| 2001 | Ralph Gonsalves | 32,925 | 56.49% | 12 / 15
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Increase 5 | Increase 1st | Supermajority government |
| 2005 | 31,848 | 55.26% | 12 / 15
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Steady | Steady 1st | Supermajority government | |
| 2010 | 32,099 | 51.11% | 8 / 15
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Decrease 4 | Steady 1st | Majority government | |
| 2015 | 34,246 | 52.28% | 8 / 15
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Steady | Steady 1st | Majority government | |
| 2020 | 32,419 | 49.59% | 9 / 15
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Increase 1 | Steady 1st | Majority government | |
| 2025 | 27,152 | 42.14% | 1 / 15
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Decrease 8 | Steady 2nd | Opposition |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Caribbean Political Parties - Unity Labour Party". Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Gonsalves, Ralph E. The Political Economy of the Labour Movement in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Kingstown: Strategy Forum, Inc. (2019), p.25
- ^ COPPPAL – Countries and Member Parties Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Socialist international visits SVG". Searchlight. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Unity Labour Party Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Member Parties of the Socialist International". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ General Election Results - 28 March 2001 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ General Election Results - 7 December 2005 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IFES Election Guide | Elections: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament 2020". www.electionguide.org.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ralph romps to fifth straight election win in St Vincent and the Grenadines". jamaica-gleaner.com. 6 November 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Duncan, Natricia (28 November 2025). "St Vincent opposition party celebrates historic election win". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: parliamentary elections House of Assembly, 1998". archive.ipu.org.
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