brief History
1992
The United Progressive Party was born.
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), Progressive Labour Movement (PLM) and the United National Democratic Party (UNDP) made an historic decision
to fight under a united flag and to unite behind a single standard.
1993
April 18
The first UPP Biennial Convention was held.
Baldwin Spencer was elected Political Leader while Tim Hector was appointed Deputy Political Leader following the amalgamation of the Progressive Labour Movement (PLM), the United National Democratic Party (UNDP), and the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM).
Vincent “Tubby” Derrick was elected Chairman.
1994
General Elections
UPP candidates won 5 seats:
- St. John's Rural West
- St. Philip South
- St. Mary's South
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- St. John’s City West
- Winston Baldwin Spencer
- Willmoth Daniel
- Hilson Baptiste
- Charlesworth Samuel
- Donald Halstead
1997
Donald Halsted challenged Baldwin Spencer for leadership but was not successful.
1998
Bro. Baldwin Spencer left the Antigua Workers Union to establish the Office of The Leader of the Opposition.
1999
9 March
General Elections
- St. John's Rural West
- St. Mary's South
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- St. George
- Winston Baldwin Spencer
- Hilson Baptiste
- Charlesworth Samuel
- Nathaniel Francis
2001
Harold Lovell challenged Bro. Baldwin Spencer for the leadership of the Party at the Party’s 5th Biennial Convention, but was unsuccessful.
2004
23 March
General Elections
UPP landslide victory winning 12 seats:
- St. John's Rural West
- St. John's City East
- St. John's Rural South
- St. John's Rural East
- St. John's Rural North
- St. Mary's North
- Mary's South
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- All Saints West
- St. George
- St. Phillip South
- St. Paul
- Winston Baldwin Spencer
- Hilson Baptiste
- Winston Williams
- Dr. Errol Cort
- John Maginley
- Bertrand Joseph
- Hilson Baptiste
- Charlesworth Samuel
- Chanlah Codrington
- Jacqui Quinn-Leandro
- Willmoth Daniel
- Eleston Adams
2004
24 March
Winston Baldwin Spencer sworn in as Prime Minister
March
Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro: First female MP in Antigua and Barbuda
March
Trevor Walker of the Barbuda’s People’s Movement (BPM) was sworn in as a member of the Baldwin Spencer-led Cabinet.
2008
January 31
The untimely passing of Hon. Charlesworth Samuel
2009
March 12
General elections
UPP retained 9 seats:
- St. John's Rural West
- St. John's City East
- St. John's Rural North
- Mary's South
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- All Saints West
- St. George
- St. Phillip South
- St. Paul
- Winston Baldwin Spencer
- Harold Lovell
- John Maginley
- Hilson Baptiste
- Chester Hughes
- Chanlah Codrington
- Jacqui Quinn-Leandro
- Willmoth Daniel
- Eleston Adams
March 13
Baldwin Spencer sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
During the UPP’s terms in government four (4) women were appointed to the to
the Senate.
- Senate President
- Senator
- Senator
- Senator
- Hazlyn Mason-Francis
- Joanne Massiah
- Malaka Parker
- Shawn Nicholas
2014
June 12
General elections
UPP lost the elections; won Three (3) seats:
- St. John's Rural West
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- St. Phillip’s South
- Winston Baldwin Spencer
- Joanne Massiah
- Willmoth Daniel
2015
June
Harold Lovell elected as Political Leader at the 10th Biennial Convention.
2018
General election
UPP won one (1) seat:
- All Saints East & St. Luke
- Jamale Pringle
2020
UPP Secretariat acquired a home which is shared with Progressive 107.3 FM
(formerly Crusader Radio)
