People's Labour Party (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The People's Labour Party (PLP) is a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis led by Timothy Harris. Despite only winning a single seat in the 2015 general elections, Harris became Prime Minister of the country following the elections. The party increased its number of seats in the national assembly to two in the 2020 general elections, with Harris remaining as Prime Minister.

People's Labour Party
Leader	Timothy Harris
Founded	17 June 2013
Split from	Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party
National affiliation	Team Unity
Seats	2 / 11
Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis Political parties Elections

History

The PLP was established on 17 June 2013 as a breakaway from the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party by former minister Harris and former Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor. Harris had been sacked from the cabinet earlier in the year, whilst Condor had been fired from his position as Head of Government Business, and had later resigned as Deputy Prime Minister.[1] Harris became the party's leader, with Condor becoming its deputy leader.

Prior to the 2015 general elections, the party joined the Team Unity alliance alongside the People's Action Movement and the Concerned Citizens' Movement. The three parties did not stand candidates against each other, but competed individually against the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party in Saint Kitts and the Nevis Reformation Party in Nevis. The PLP ran in constituencies 3 and 7 in Saint Kitts, with Harris winning constituency 7 and Condor losing in constituency 3.[2]

Electoral results

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2015	Timothy Harris	2,723	9.0	1 / 11	1	5th	Coalition
2020	Timothy Harris	3,731	13.37	2 / 11	1	3th	Coalition

References

1. New political party launched in St Kitts Jamaica Gleaner, 17 June 2013
2. Team Unity wins St Kitts and Nevis 2015 general election Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Elections, 17 February 2015