Concerned Citizens' Movement

Concerned Citizens' Movement
Concerned Citizens' Movement
Leader	Mark Brantley
Founder	Vance Amory
Founded	1987
Ideology	Nevisian interests; Regionalism; Federalism; Fiscal conservatism; Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	One Movement (since 2022); Team Unity (2013–2022)
National Assembly (Nevisian Seats)	3 / 3
Nevis Island Assembly	3 / 5
Website
	ccmnevis.com
	Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Political parties; Elections;

The Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM) is a Nevis-based political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Led by Mark Brantley, it is currently the largest party in Nevis, holding all three Nevisian seats in the National Assembly and three out of five seats in the Nevis Island Assembly. The CCM operates only in Nevis and for the 2022 general election is in a One Movement alliance with the People's Action Movement (PAM) operating in Saint Kitts, following the breakdown of the governing Team Unity alliance.

History

National politics

The party was established in 1987 and first contested national elections in 1989, when they received 6.4% of the vote and won a single seat.^[4] In the 1993 elections their vote share rose to 10.9% and they won two seats. Although their vote share fell to 7.0% in 1995 they retained both seats. The party retained both seats in the elections in 2000, 2004, 2010, and 2015 elections. The party for the first time in its history won all three Nevisian seats in the 2020 election, and again returned three MPs in the 2022 snap election. In 2013, CCM were a founding member of the Team Unity alliance, and upon Team Unity's success in the 2015 and 2020 elections, CCM were a part of the federal government and held various Cabinet minister positions from 2015 until 2022. Team Unity was dissolved in May 2022 after disagreements between Prime Minister Timothy Harris and the CCM and PAM parties.^[5] At the 2022 election, SKN Labour won a landslide victory in St Kitts, with CCM becoming the second largest party and therefore the Official Opposition at the national level.^[6]

Nevis Island politics

The party has historically dominated Nevis Island Assembly elections, first winning a majority in the 1992 election and winning the subsequent two elections in 1997 and 2001, with party leader Vance Amory serving as Premier for 14 years during this time in government. In 1996, Amory announced plans for Nevisian secession from the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with the independence referendum in 1998 returning a majority (62%) in favour of independence, however this fell short of the required two-thirds threshold for it to pass, meaning Nevis remained part of the federation.

The CCM lost the 2006 and 2011 elections to the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), with Amory serving as Leader of the Opposition during these parliamentary terms. The CCM regained power at the 2013 election, with Amory returning as Premier. On October 30, 2017, Amory handed over party leadership to Mark Brantley. This was an unprecedented move, and the first time in St Kitts-Nevis politics that an elected representative had passed on the leadership of a party without being unseated.

In the December 2017 Nevis Island election, Brantley led the CCM to victory and became Premier, with the party winning four out of five available seats, an increase of one seat. The CCM again won a majority at the 2022 election, although they lost a seat to the NRP.

Among their current executive members is Alexis Jeffers.^[7]

Leadership

Vance Amory led the party from 1987^[8] to 2017,^[9] and was followed by Mark Brantley.

Election results

National Assembly

Election year	Party leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of Nevisian seats won	+/–	Govt?
1989	Vance Amory	1,135	6.4 (#4)	1 / 3	1	Opposition
1993		2,100	10.9 (#3)	2 / 3	1	Opposition
1995		1,777	8.2 (#3)	2 / 3		Official Opposition
2000		1,901	8.7 (#3)	2 / 3		Official Opposition
2004		1,982	8.8 (#3)	2 / 3		Official Opposition
2010		2,860	11.0 (#3)	2 / 3		Opposition
2015		3,951	13.0 (#3)	2 / 3		Coalition
2020	Mark Brantley	3,510	12.58 (#4)	3 / 3	1	Coalition (2020−22)
2020		3,510	12.58 (#4)	3 / 3	1	Opposition (2022)
2022		3,473	11.82 (#4)	3 / 3		Opposition

Nevis Island Assembly

Election year	Party leader	# of votes	% of vote	# of Nevisian seats won	+/–	Govt?
1992	Vance Amory			3 / 5		Government
1997				3 / 5		Government
2001				4 / 5	1	Government
2006		3,050	51.3% (#1)	2 / 5	2	Official Opposition
2011		3,722	49.74% (#2)	2 / 5		Official Opposition
2013		4,092	53.8% (#1)	3 / 5	1	Government
2017	Mark Brantley	3,753	56.7% (#1)	4 / 5	1	Government
2022	Mark Brantley	3,930	52.4% (#1)	3 / 5	1	Government

References

^ "Politics and democracy in microstates : a comparative analysis of the effects of size on contestation and inclusiveness -PhD Thesis Wouter Veenendaal". Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "NIA contains public debt despite COVID-ravaged revenues". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "MOVING PEOPLE FORWARD (Manifesto 2022)" (PDF). PAM People's Action Movement. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp577-578 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Dixon, Loshaun (27 May 2022). "Team Unity: How it started, where it went wrong". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
^ "Elections results: SKNLP forms government, CCM sweeps Nevis". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 5 August 2022.
^ "Alexis JEFFERS". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^ "CCM - About the Party". 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Former Nevis Premier, Vance Amory is dead". CNW Network. 3 April 2022.

External links

Official website Archived 3 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
Defunct website

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[1] "Politics and democracy in microstates : a comparative analysis of the effects of size on contestation and inclusiveness -PhD Thesis Wouter Veenendaal". Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[2] "NIA contains public debt despite COVID-ravaged revenues". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[3] "MOVING PEOPLE FORWARD (Manifesto 2022)" (PDF). PAM People's Action Movement. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[N1-4] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp577-578 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[5] Dixon, Loshaun (27 May 2022). "Team Unity: How it started, where it went wrong". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

[6] "Elections results: SKNLP forms government, CCM sweeps Nevis". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 5 August 2022.

[caribbeanelections-7] "Alexis JEFFERS". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.

[8] "CCM - About the Party". 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "Former Nevis Premier, Vance Amory is dead". CNW Network. 3 April 2022.

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