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После восстановления демократии на Британских Виргинских островах в 1950 году лишь сравнительно небольшое число людей было избрано на политические должности. Хотя выборы проводятся примерно каждые три или четыре года, небольшой размер законодательного органа [1] и тенденция к возвращению действующих политиков [2] привели к относительно небольшому совокупному количеству.
До всеобщих выборов 1967 года законодатели избирались на беспартийной основе. Однако многие люди, которые были избраны на этих досрочных выборах, позже сформировали или выступили в политических партиях .
Помимо политиков, которые были избраны народным мандатом, различные другие политические должности заполняются по назначению. Это включает:
- Губернатор Британских Виргинских островов
- Генеральный прокурор Британских Виргинских островов
- Спикер Палаты собрания Британских Виргинских островов
- До 1967 года некоторые члены Законодательного совета (так раньше называлась Палата собрания) назначались, а не избирались.
Список избранных политиков [ править ]
В Законодательное собрание Британских Виргинских островов избрано 64 человека; 56 мужчин и восемь женщин. Из этих 64 немногим более половины (33) отбыли только один срок или меньше.
Нет. | Имя | Год (ы) избрания | Партия (а) | Офисов | Заметки |
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1. | Энтони, Альбан Ульрик | 1979 , 1983 | VIP | Заместитель главного министра (1979–1983), министр связи, работ и промышленности (1975–1983) | |
2. | Блэк, Ллойд | 1999 , 2003 | Пнр | Министр образования и культуры (2003–2007) | |
3. | Брюли, Э. Уолвин | 1983 , 1986 , 1990 , 1995 | UP, Ind, CCM | Лидер оппозиции (1995–1999), министр связи и общественных работ (1983–1986) | |
4. | Бруденелл-Брюс, Джон Чарльз | 1950 [4] | Никто | Первый / единственный белый человек, который будет избран. | |
5. | Кристиан, Арчибальд | 2011 , 2015 | Пнр | Младший министр (с 2015 г. по настоящее время) [5] | |
6. | Кристофер, Дж. Элвин | 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 , 2011 | VIP, ПНР, Ind, PEP | Министр связи и работ (1995–2003 и 2005–2006), заместитель главного министра (2000–2002), министр природных ресурсов и труда (2003–2005) | |
7. | Кристофер, Делорес | 2003 , 2011 , 2015 | Пнр | Умер в офисе (2018) | |
8. | Cills, Оливер | 1971 , 1975 , 1979 , 1986 , 1990 , 1995 | VIDP, VIP | Minister for Communications and Works (1971–1975 and 1986–1990), Leader of the Opposition (1977–1979), Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Natural Resources and Labour (1995–1999) | |
9. | Dawson, Ivan | 1957, 1960, 1963, 1967 | UP | Member for Trade and Production (1963–1967), Minister for Natural Resources (1967–1971) | |
10. | de Castro, Carlton L.E. | 1950 | Member of the march of 1949. | ||
11. | de Castro, Sharie | 2019 | VIP | ||
12. | Fahie, Andrew | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | VIP | Minister for Health, Education and Welfare (2000–2003), Minister for Education and Culture (2007–2011), Premier and Minister for Finance (2019 - Present) | |
13. | Фолкнер, Теодольф Х. | 1954 , 1960 | Участник марша 1949 года . | ||
14. | Лен, Кейт Л. | 2007 г. | VIP | ||
15. | Лен-Чарльз, Шерин | 2019 г. | VIP | ||
16. | Фонсека, Исаак Гленвилл | 1950 , 1954 , 1957 , 1960 , 1963 , 1967 | Поп | Член отдела общественных работ и связи (1963–1967) | Участник марша 1949 года . |
17. | Фрейзер, Эрл П. | 1983 г. | ВВЕРХ | ||
18. | Фрейзер, Джулиан | 1999 , 2003 , 2007 , 2011 , 2015 , 2019 | VIP, PU | Министр связи и работ (2002–2003 и 2007–2011), министр природных ресурсов и труда (1999–2002) | |
19. | Фретт, Алред | 1995 г. | VIP | Министр здравоохранения, образования и социального обеспечения (1995–1997) | |
20. | Джордж, Reeial | 1971 , 1995 , 1995 | VIP | ||
21. | Харриган, Элвис Дж. | 2007 г. | VIP | ||
22. | Хенли, А. Остин | 1971 , 1975 гг. | VIDP, UP | Лидер оппозиции (1975–1977) | Умер в офисе (1977) |
23. | Ходж, Омар Уоллес | 1979 , 1983 , 1986 , 1990 , 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 | Инд, VIP, IPM, CCM | Министр природных ресурсов и труда (1986–1988 и 2007–2011) | |
24. | Леонард, Эдвин Харрис | 1954 г. | Ушел в отставку в 1955 году. | ||
25. | Леттсом, Терренс Бакли | 1963 , 1967 , 1979 , 1983 , 1986 , 1990 , 1995 | ВВЕРХ, VIP | Министр связи и общественных работ (1967–1971, 1979–1983, 1990–1995) | |
26. | Мадуро, Конрад Антонио | 1971 , 1983 , 1986 , 1995 гг. | ВВЕРХ | Министр природных ресурсов, здравоохранения и труда (1972–1975), лидер оппозиции (1988–1990) | |
27. | Мадуро-Каинес, Альвера | 2011 , 2015 , 2019 | Пнр | ||
28. | Мэлоун, Карвин | 2019 г. | VIP | ||
29. | Мэлоун, Лесли Франклин | 1954 , 1957 , 1960 | Член по торговле и производству (1957–1960) | ||
30. | Мэлоун, Вернон | 2007 г. | VIP | ||
31. | О'Нил, Хьюберт | 2015 г. | Пнр | ||
32. | О'Нил, Х. Робинсон | 1967 | VIDP | Умер в офисе. | |
33. | О'Нил, Ральф Телфорд | 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 | VIDP, Ind, UP, VIP | Chief Minister (1995–2003) and Premier (2007–2011). Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988, 2003–2007 and 2011-present). Various Ministerial posts. | Longest serving member of Legislative Council / House of Assembly (39 years, 280 days) |
34. | O'Neal, Waldo E. | 1957 | |||
35. | Osborne, Qwominer William | 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975 | VIDP, VIP | Leader of the Opposition (1967–1971), Minister for Natural Resources and Public Health (1971–1972) | |
36. | Parsons, Eileene L. | 1995, 1999, 2003 | Ind, VIP, NDP | Minister for Natural Resources and Labour (2005–2007), Minister for Health, Education and Welfare (1997–2000), Deputy Chief Minister (1999–2000) | Joint first woman elected. First female minister. |
37. | Penn, Andre | 1995 | UP | ||
38. | Penn, Howard Reynold | 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960 | Member for Trade and Production (1954–1957 and 1960–1963) | ||
39. | Penn, Marlon | 2011, 2015, 2019 | NDP | Junior Minister (2015–present)[5] | |
40. | Penn, Ruth Dancia | 2007 | VIP | Deputy Premier (2007–2011), Minister for Health and Social Development (2007–2011) | |
41. | Penn-O'Neal, Irene | 2007 | VIP | ||
42. | Pickering, Kendrick | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 | NDP | Deputy Premier (2011–present) | |
43. | Romney, Cyril | 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990 | Ind | Chief Minister (1983–1986), Leader of the Opposition (1990–1993) | |
44. | Rymer, Kye | 2019 | VIP | ||
45. | Scatliffe, Arnando | 1963 | POP, VIP[6] | ||
46. | Scatliffe, Vincent | 2007 | VIP | ||
47. | Skelton, Ronnie | 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 | NDP | Deputy Chief Minister (2003–2007), Minister of Finance (2003–2007), Minister for Health (2003–2007 and 2011–present) | |
48. | Smith, Angel | 1995 by-election | VIP | ||
49. | Smith, Daniel Orlando | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 | NDP | Chief Minister (2003–2007) and Premier (2011-present), Leader of the Opposition (1999–2003 and 2007–2011), Minister for Tourism (2003–2007), Minister of Finance (2011–present) | |
50. | Smith, Ethlyn E. | 1995, 1999 | Ind, CCM, VIP | Joint first woman to be elected | |
51. | Smith, Leopold E. | 1967 | UP | ||
52. | Smith, Neville | 2019 | VIP | ||
53. | Smith, Wilfred Wilson | 1954 | Member for Works and Communications (1954–1957) | ||
54. | Stoutt, Elmore | 2005 by-election | NDP | Minister for Communications and Works (2006–2007) | |
55. | Stoutt, Hamilton Lavity | 1957, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995 | UP, VIP | Five terms as Chief Minister (1967–1971, 1979–1983, 1986–1995). Leader of the Opposition (1971–1975 and 1983–1986). Various Ministerial posts. | Highest number of election victories (11). Died in office (1995). |
56. | Stoutt, Prince MacDonald | 1977 by-election, 1979, 1990 | VIP | ||
57. | Turnbull, Melvin M. | 2015, 2019 | NDP, PVIM | ||
58. | Vanterpool, Mark | 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 | NDP, VIP | Minister for Communications and Works (2011–present) | |
59. | Walters, C. Louis | 1986, 1990 | VIP | Minister for Health, Education and Welfare (1986–1995) | |
60. | Walwyn, Myron | 2011, 2015 | NDP | Minister for Education (2011–present) | |
61. | Wattley, Paul | 2003 | NDP | Minister for Communications and Works (2003–2005) | Died in office (2005). |
62. | Wheatley, Natalio | 2019 | VIP | ||
63. | Wheatley, Willard | 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983 | Ind, VIDP, UP, Other | Two terms as Chief Minister (1971–1979), Minister for Education (1971–1979), Minister for Finance (1975–1979), Minister for Health, Education and Welfare (1983–1986), Leader of the Opposition (1979–1983) | |
64. | Wheatley, Vincent | 2019 | VIP | ||
Main parties Concerned Citizen's Movement (CCM) BVI United Party (UP) Independent People's Movement (IPM) National Democratic Party (NDP) People's Own Party (POP) Positive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Progressives United (PU) VI Democratic Party (VIDP) Virgin Islands Party (VIP) |
Longest serving elected politicians[edit]
Twelve people (all men) have served five or more terms in the British Virgin Islands Legislature.
Number of Terms | Name | Years elected | Notes |
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11 | H. Lavity Stoutt | 1957, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995 | Five terms as Chief Minister. |
10 | Ralph T. O'Neal [8] | 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 | Three terms as Chief Minister/Premier. Includes one uncontested election. |
8 | Omar W. Hodge | 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 | |
7 | Terrance B. Lettsome | 1963, 1967, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995 | Includes two uncontested elections. |
6 | Oliver Cills | 1971, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995 | Includes two uncontested elections. |
Isaac G. Fonseca | 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1967 | ||
Andrew Fahie | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | ||
Julian Fraser | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | ||
5 | J. Alvin Christopher | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 | |
Kedrick Pickering | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 | ||
Orlando Smith | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 | Three terms as Chief Minister/Premier. | |
Mark Vanterpool | 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
See also[edit]
- List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ In the first general election in 1950 only four members were elected; this was steadily increased until in 1995 it grew to 13, which is the size it is presently.
- ^ For example, Lavity Stoutt won the 1st District in 11 consecutive elections. Ralph O'Neal won the 7th/9th District in 10 consecutive elections. The 3rd District has been won by Julian Fraser, his brother Earl, or his cousin Oliver Cills, every year since 1971. In five consecutive elections from 1979 to 1995 just under half the legislature was ever-present: Stoutt, O'Neal, Omar Hodge and Oliver Cills.
- ^ "BVI election and information results 1950–2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. pp. 47–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Brudenell-Bruce was also appointed to serve an additional part-term when E.H. Leonard stepped down shortly after the 1954 general election.
- ^ a b "HISTORY: Christian, Penn appointed Jr Ministers". BVI News. 16 December 2015.
- ^ Scatliffe was elected in 1963 in a non-party election. He also ran unsuccessfully for the POP in the 1967 general election, and for the VIP in the 1995 general election.
- ^ "BVI election and information results 1950–2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. pp. 47–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ In terms of time spent in the legislature, Ralph O'Neal is the longest serving politician in British Virgin Islands history, having served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council for 39 years, 280 days. Although Lavity Stoutt has won more election victories than O'Neal, Stoutt served a shorter period in the Legislature because (a) he only served a small part of his 11th and final term prior to his death, and (b) during the early part of Stoutt's career, political terms were only 3 years and not 4.