Saint-Baptiste Labour Party

People's Action Party

Parti d'action populaire
People's Action Party; Parti d'action populaire
Abbreviation	PAP
Leader	Robert Ménard
Founded	11 June 1985
Preceded by	National Constitutional Party
Headquarters	88 rue du Port; Port-Anne, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Conservatism; Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	Democratic Group
Colors	Blue; Yellow
Seats	8 / 15
Website
	www.pap.sb
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National Constitutional Party

*Parti constitutionnel national*
National Constitutional Party; Parti constitutionnel national
Abbreviation	PCN
Founder	Claude-Antoine Bachelet
Founded	11 February 1930; (as Constitutional Party)
Dissolved	11 June 1985
Succeeded by	People's Action Party; New Constitutional Party
Headquarters	88 rue du Port; Port-Anne, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Bacheletism; Authoritarianism; Political Apostolicism; Anti-communism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Religion	Apostolic Church
International affiliation	Movement of National Parties
Colors	Blue; White
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Saint-Baptiste Labour Party

Parti ouvrier Saint-Baptiste
Pati Ouvriyè Sen Batis
Saint-Baptiste Labour Party; Parti ouvrier Saint-Baptiste; Pati Ouvriyè Sen Batis
Abbreviation	POSB
Chairperson	Valérie Deschanel
Founded	1 May 1922
Headquarters	15 rue du Chariot; Port-Anne, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Creole interests; Democratic socialism; Agrarian socialism; Left-wing nationalism
Political position	Left-wing
International affiliation	Forum of Marceaunian Socialists
Colors	Red; Blue
Chamber of Deputies	5 / 15
Website
	www.posb.sb
	Political parties;

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1930	Anatole Génin	2,352	45.76 (#2)	2 / 5	2	Opposition
1936	Anatole Génin	1,999	43.38 (#2)	1 / 5	1	Opposition
1947	Robert Ballesdens	6,124	42.34 (#2)	3 / 9	2	Opposition
Banned from 10 November 1950 to 22 May 1984
1986	Joseph Morin	5,462	38.18 (#2)	4 / 15	4	Opposition
1990		6,224	43.53 (#2)	6 / 15	2	Opposition
1994		7,959	50.03 (#1)	8 / 15	2	Majority
1998		6,102	43.69 (#2)	7 / 15	1	Minority
2000		4,578	36.08 (#2)	4 / 15	3	Opposition
2004	Paul Chappelle	4,388	35.99 (#2)	5 / 15	1	Opposition
2008		6,772	48.64 (#1)	9 / 15	4	Majority
2012		4,434	35.50 (#2)	2 / 15	7	Opposition
2016	Valérie Deschanel	4,162	36.08 (#2)	4 / 15	2	Opposition
2020	Valérie Deschanel	4,922	38.10 (#2)	5 / 15	1	Opposition

National Constitutional Party

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1930	Claude-Antoine Bachelet	2,788	54.24 (#1)	3 / 5	3	Majority
1936		2,609	56.62 (#1)	4 / 5	1	Supermajority
1947		7,217	49.90 (#1)	5 / 9	1	Majority
1951		11,267	93.84 (#1)	8 / 9	3	Supermajority
1955		8,178	83.13 (#1)	7 / 9	1	Supermajority
1959		7,529	96.32 (#1)	9 / 9	2	Supermajority
1963		9,620	100.00 (#1)	9 / 9		Supermajority
1967		6,498	88.81 (#1)	8 / 9	1	Supermajority
1971		7,433	91.03 (#1)	8 / 9		Supermajority
1975		6,248	91.55 (#1)	7 / 9	1	Supermajority
1979		7,055	94.67 (#1)	8 / 9	1	Supermajority
1983		7,530	81.03 (#1)	6 / 9	2	Supermajority

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1986	Cyrille Bachelet	6,211	43.41 (#1)	9 / 15	6	Majority
1990	Cyrille Bachelet	6,505	45.50 (#1)	8 / 15	1	Majority
1994	Jean-Pierre Boisselot	7,057	44.36 (#2)	7 / 15	1	Opposition
1998	Emmanuel Ménard	6,241	44.68 (#1)	7 / 15		Opposition
2000		6,722	52.97 (#1)	10 / 15	3	Supermajority
2004		6,343	52.03 (#1)	9 / 15	1	Majority
2008		6,042	43.40 (#2)	5 / 15	4	Opposition
2012	Marc-Antoine Vernier	7,711	61.74 (#1)	13 / 15	8	Supermajority
2016		6,131	53.15 (#1)	9 / 15	4	Majority
2020		5,596	43.32 (#1)	8 / 15	1	Majority

Defense of the Republic Défense de la République

Abbreviation	DR
Leader	Arnaud Delannoy
Founders	Édouard Bachelet Christian Loupe
Founded	11 June 1985 (as New Constitutional Party)
Preceded by	National Constitutional Party
Headquarters	38 avenue Jean-Jacques Celice Port-Anne, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Bacheletism National conservatism Social conservatism Political Apostolicism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Religion	Apostolic Church
International affiliation	Movement of National Parties
Colors	Light blue
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 15
Website
www.defenserepublique.sb
Political parties

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1986	Édouard Bachelet	2,411	16.85 (#3)	2 / 15	2	Opposition
1990	Christian Loupe	1,097	7.67 (#3)	1 / 15	1	Opposition
1994		360	2.26 (#4)	0 / 15	1	No representation
1998		452	3.24 (#4)	0 / 15		No representation
2000	Édouard Bachelet	701	5.52 (#3)	0 / 15		No representation
2004	Jean-Christophe Lortie	989	8.11 (#3)	1 / 15	1	Opposition
2008		779	5.60 (#3)	1 / 15		Opposition
2012		166	1.33 (#4)	0 / 15	1	No representation
2016		559	4.85 (#3)	1 / 15	1	Opposition
2020		438	3.39 (#4)	0 / 15	1	No representation

Democratic Reform Réforme démocratique

Abbreviation	RD
Leader	Florentin Toutain (1989–1996) Éric Descombes (1996–1999)
Founded	27 October 1989
Dissolved	10 February 1999
Split from	People's Action Party
Merged into	Rally of Progressive Democrats
Headquarters	21 rue Portage Clerris, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Centrism Regionalism
Political position	Centre
Colors	Purple Yellow
Political parties

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1990	Florentin Toutain	471	3.29 (#4)	0 / 15	1	No representation
1994	Florentin Toutain	447	2.81 (#3)	0 / 15		No representation
1998	Éric Descombes	299	2.14 (#5)	0 / 15		No representation
1998	As part of a coalition with the Rally of Progressive Democrats, which won 1 seat in total.

Rally of Progressive Democrats Rassemblement des démocrates progressistes

Abbreviation	RDP
Leader	Marc-Antoine Vernier
Founded	21 August 1997
Dissolved	8 April 2005
Merged into	People's Action Party
Headquarters	7 route de Pierre Port-des-Saints, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Liberalism Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	Democratic Group
Colors	Green
Political parties

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
1998	Marc-Antoine Vernier	874	6.26 (#3)	1 / 15	1	Opposition
1998		As part of a coalition with Democratic Reform, which won 1 seat in total.
2000		689	5.43 (#4)	1 / 15		Opposition
2004		444	3.64 (#4)	0 / 15	1	No representation

Platform for Saint-Baptiste Plateforme pour la Saint-Baptiste Platfòm pou Sen Batis

Abbreviation	PSB
Leader	Nathalie Gribelin
Founder	Rodolphe Hérisson
Founded	18 September 2007
Headquarters	59 chemin Jean-Michael Patois, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Baptistois nationalism Regionalism Populism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Colors	Orange Teal
Chamber of Deputies	2 / 15
Website
www.progres.sb
Political parties

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
2008	Rodolphe Hérisson	208	1.49 (#4)	0 / 15		No representation
2012		178	1.43 (#3)	0 / 15		No representation
2016		544	4.72 (#4)	1 / 15	1	Opposition
2020	Nathalie Gribelin	1,673	12.95 (#3)	2 / 15	1	Opposition

Fanmi – Ecologists and Independents Fanmi – Écologistes et indépendants

Leader	Martial Lozé
Founded	7 March 2015
Headquarters	12 rue du Marché Pointe-à-L'anse, Saint-Baptiste
Ideology	Green politics Green liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
International affiliation	Rainbow
Colors	Green
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 15
Website
www.fanmi.sb
Political parties

Election year	Leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Govt?
2016	Martial Lozé	94	0.81 (#5)	0 / 15		No representation
2020	Martial Lozé	211	1.63 (#5)	0 / 15		No representation