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{{Short description|Antiguan political party}}

{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}}

The '''United National Democratic Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[Antigua and Barbuda]]. and is now part of the [[United Progressive Party]].

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It was established in 1986 as a merger between [[Ivor Heath]]'s National Democratic Party and the [[United People's Movement (Antigua and Barbuda)|United People's Movement]] (UPM) of [[George Walter]]. Ivor Heath was named the leader of the party, and the UPM's [[Baldwin Spencer (politician)|Baldwin Spencer]] as his deputy.<ref name="histdict">{{cite book |last1=Gunson |first1=Phil |last2=Chamberlain |first2=Greg |last3=Thompson |first3=Andrew |title=The dictionary of contemporary politics of Central America and the Caribbean |date=1991 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |___location=New York |isbn=0132133725}}</ref>

It contested the [[Antigua and Barbuda general election, 1989|1989 general elections]], winning 31% of the vote but only one seat ([[Baldwin Spencer (politician)|Baldwin Spencer]]).<ref name="histdict" /><ref name=DN>Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp69-70 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}}</ref> In 1992 it was one of three opposition parties to merge into the [[United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda)|United Progressive Party]].<ref>Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p63 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:PoliticalDefunct political parties in Antigua and Barbuda]]

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[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1992]]

[[Category:1986 establishments in Antigua and Barbuda]]

[[Category:1992 disestablishments in Antigua and Barbuda]]

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