Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)

Progressive Labour Party
LeaderE. David Burt
ChairmanScott Simmons
Deputy LeaderWalter Roban
Founded10 February 1963
HeadquartersAlaska Hall, 16 Court Street, Hamilton, Bermuda
IdeologySocial conservatism[1]
Political positionCentre-left[2]
Senate
5 / 11
Assembly
30 / 36
Website
http://www.plp.bm

The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) is one of the three political parties in Bermuda. At the 18 July 2017 general election, the party won 24 of the 36 seats in the Bermudian House of Assembly to become the governing party. The party was founded in 1963, the first political party in Bermuda, and the oldest still active. It formed government from 1998 to 2012, and again since 2017.

  1. ^ "Bermuda's government fights against same-sex marriage in Court of Appeal". 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ Hayward, Jason (30 August 2016). "Column: Classical Liberalism & Political Ideology". Bernews. Retrieved 5 January 2018.