People's National Party

For other uses, see Peoples National Party (disambiguation).

People's National Party
AbbreviationPNP
LeaderMark Golding
PresidentMark Golding
ChairpersonAngela Brown-Burke
SecretaryDayton R. Campbell
FoundersNorman Manley
Founded1938
HeadquartersKingston, Jamaica
Youth wingPeople's National Party Youth Organization
IdeologySocial democracy
Republicanism[1]; historically: Democratic socialism[2]
Political positionCentre-left[5]
Regional affiliationCOPPPAL
West Indies Federal Labour Party
(1957–1962)
International affiliationSocialist International[6]
House of Representatives
14 / 63
Senate
8 / 21
Local Government
115 / 228
Parish Councils
6 / 13
Website
pnp.org.jm
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The People's National Party (PNP) is a social democratic[7][8][9] political party in Jamaica, founded in 1938 by Norman Washington Manley who served as party president until his death in 1969.[10][11][12] It holds 14 of the 63 seats in the House of Representatives,[13] as 96 of the 227 local government divisions. The party is democratic socialist by constitution.[14]

The party is a member of COPPPAL and a full member of Socialist International.[6] From 1957 to 1962, the party was a member of the West Indies Federal Labour Party in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation.

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  4. ^ Europa Publications (2 September 2003). Political Chronology of the Americas. Routledge. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-135-35653-8.
  5. ^ [3][4]
  6. ^ a b "Member Parties of the Socialist International". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  7. ^ Freedom House (1 November 2011). Freedom in the World 2011: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-1-4422-0994-7.
  8. ^ M. Keith Booker (2005). Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics: A-G. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-313-32939-5.
  9. ^ John Girling (26 November 2010). America and the Third World: Revolution and Intervention. Routledge. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-1-136-85882-6.
  10. ^ "People's National Party | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Caribbean Elections | People's National Party". Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Norman Washington Manley – Jamaica Information Service".
  13. ^ Parliament of Jamaica
  14. ^ "Constitution of the People's National Party". Retrieved 28 January 2013.