Democratic National Alliance (Antigua and Barbuda)

Democratic National Alliance
Democratic National Alliance
President	Joanne Massiah
Founded	April 18, 2017
Split from	UPP
Ideology	Progressivism; Social democracy
Political position	Center-left
Colors	Orange and Black
Slogan	Prosperity for All
Election symbol
	Rose
Website
	www.dnaab.com
	Politics of Antigua and Barbuda; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda founded on April 18, 2017.^[1] The DNA is currently led by former MP and Senator Joanne Massiah. The party was founded after a disastrous leadership race within the United Progressive Party (which Massiah and her team withdrew from)^[2] following their defeat in the 2014 General Elections.

Following UPP's Convention in 2015, Joanne Massiah, the then-elected Member of Parliament for All Saint's East and St. Luke, was expelled from the party on February 12, 2017.^[3]

Party officers

President – Col. Joanne Massiah
1st Vice President – Col. Bruce Goodwin
2nd Vice President – Col. Anthony Stuart
Chairperson – Col. Malaka Parker
Deputy Chairperson – Col. Louis Rivera
Secretary General – Col. Gatesworth James
Deputy Secretary General – Col. Majorie Parchment
Communications Officer – Col. Chaneil Imhoff
Chief Financial Officer – Col. Gameal Joyce
Deputy Financial Officer – Col. Coady Joseph
Mobilization Officer – Col. Kelton Dalso

Electoral results


Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2018	Joanne Massiah	754	1.94	0 / 17	New	3rd	Extra-parliamentary
2023	Joanne Massiah	460	1.09	0 / 17	0	4th	Extra-parliamentary

References

^ "Joanne Massiah launches new political party". Antigua News Room. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
^ Carr, Marlon (2015-05-06). "Massiah drops her bid to become leader of the UPP". Retrieved 2022-01-21.
^ "UPP gives Joanne Massiah the boot". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[1] "Joanne Massiah launches new political party". Antigua News Room. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[2] Carr, Marlon (2015-05-06). "Massiah drops her bid to become leader of the UPP". Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[3] "UPP gives Joanne Massiah the boot". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

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