Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement

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The Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM) was a socialist political party in Grenada. It was established by George Louison and Kendrick Radix, supporters of slain Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, after the US invasion of Grenada. However, despite the popularity of the revolution with many Grenadians, the MBPM was a marginal force in the island's politics. In the 1984 elections it received only 5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.^[1] In the 1990 elections its vote share dropped to 2.4%, falling to 1.6% in 1995 and 0.6% in 1999. The party's last leader, Terrence Marryshow, merged the MBPM with another left-wing party in 2002, creating the People's Labour Movement.

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp310-312 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Political parties in Grenada

Current parties	Good Old Democratic Party Grenada United Labour Party National Democratic Congress New National Party Grenada Renaissance Party

Defunct parties	Christian Democratic Labour Party People's Labour Movement Grenada Democratic Movement Grenada Federated Labour Party Grenada National Party Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement New Jewel Movement People's Democratic Movement The National Party United Republican Party West Indian Federal Labour Party

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