Movement for Democratic Reform
Movement for Democratic Reform Mouvement pour la réforme démocratique | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MRD |
| Leader | Joseph Morin |
| Founded | 22 January 1991 (as coalition) 4 August 1994 (as party) |
| Dissolved | 10 December 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Democratic Action (majority) Baptistois Labour Party (minority) |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Factions: Liberalism Social democracy Liberal conservatism Perendist democracy |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colors | Orange |
The Movement for Democratic Reform (Principean: Mouvement pour la réforme démocratique, MRD) was an electoral alliance and later political party in Saint-Baptiste. Formed from various movements and personalities associated with the reformist and pro-democratic faction in the country, the MRD dominated Baptistois politics in the early 1990s before collapsing into various competing organizations and dissolving in 1996. Initially planned as a broad tent political force meant to compete with the more organized and established Democratic Centre Union, the MRD featured numerous ideologies and tenants from both the political left and right. The organization was in large part superseded and succeeded by the National Action Party, which has successfully cemented itself as one of Saint-Baptiste's two main parties.
History
Election results
Chamber of Deputies
| Election year | Leader | # of votes |
% of vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Govt? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Joseph Morin | 8,361 | 51.61 (#1) | 8 / 14
|
 8
|
Majority |
| 1995 | 3,102 | 21.15 (#2) | 0 / 14
|
 8
|
No representation |
President
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of votes | % of vote | # of votes | % of vote | ||
| 1991 | Samuel Lucy | 7,605 | 47.59 (#1) | 9,186 | 54.92 (#1) |
| 1996 | Samuel Lucy | 2,394 | 17.40 (#3) | ||