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Good Old Democratic Party

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The Good Old Democratic Party (GOD), also known as Good Old Democracy, is a minor political party in Grenada founded and led by Justin Francis McBurnie.[1] It first contested parliamentary elections in 1990, when it received only six votes for McBurnie, its sole candidate, and failed to win a seat.[2][3]

McBurnie died on 19 January 2021.[4]

Election results

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Result
1990 Justin Francis McBurnie 6 0.02%
0 / 15
Steady Increase 6th Extra-parliamentary
1995 16 0.04%
0 / 15
Steady Decrease 7th Extra-parliamentary
1999 12 0.03%
0 / 15
Steady Increase 5th Extra-parliamentary
2003 10 0.02%
0 / 15
Steady Steady 5th Extra-parliamentary
2008 Did not run[a] Extra-parliamentary
2013 14 0.03%
0 / 15
Steady Increase 6th Extra-parliamentary
2018 Did not run[b] Extra-parliamentary
Source: Caribbean Elections[7]
  1. ^ McBurnie ran as an independent candidate in 2008 using his middle name, Francis McBurnie. He received three votes.[5]
  2. ^ McBurnie needed six registered voters to sign his nomination form, but could only collect three.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Report of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organisation of American States to the General elections in Grenada OAS
  2. ^ "Grenadians close election campaigns". UPI. 12 March 1990.
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp311-312 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  4. ^ "DEATH OF JUSTIN MC BURNIE". Grenada Broadcasting Network. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ General elections Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Grenada Office of Parliamentary Elections
  6. ^ "Over 40 candidates nominated to contest Grenada general election". Nation News. CMC. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Good Old Democratic Party (GOD)". KnowledgeWalk Institute. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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