Political parties in the Bahamas may be "classified", "nonclassified", or "unclassified". Classified parties are "major" or "minor" depending on electoral performance and competitive ability. [citation needed]
Parties represented in Parliament edit
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Senators | Assembly members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Liberal Party | PLP | Philip Davis | Centre to centre-left |
Social liberalism Progressivism Populism |
12 / 16
|
32 / 39
| |
| Free National Movement | FNM | Michael Pintard | Centre-right | Conservative liberalism | 4 / 16
|
7 / 39
| |
Classification of Bahamian Political Parties edit
Classified Major edit
- Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)
- Free National Movement (FNM)
- Bahamas Democratic Party (BDP)
- United Bahamian Party (UBP)
- Bahama Democrat Labour Party (BDLP)
Classified Minor: Macro edit
- Bahamas Constitution Party (BCP)
- Democratic National Alliance (DNA)
- Coalition for Democratic Reform (CDR)
Classified Minor: Micro edit
- The People's Movement (TPM)
- Bahamas National Coalition Party (BNCP)
- Bahamas Constitution Party (BCP)
- God's People Party (GPP)
- Vanguard Nationalist & Socialist Party (VNSP)
Nonclassified: NANO edit
New edit
- Bahamian Way Forward Movement (BWFM)
- Coalition of Independents (COI)
- Grand Commonwealth Party (GCP)
- Kingdom Government Movement (KGM)
- Justice Labour Party (JLP)
- Righteous Government Movement (RGM)
- United Coalition (independents)
Unclassified Political Parties (defunct) edit
- United Bahamian Party (UBP)
- National Development Party (NDP)
- National Democratic Party
- Bahama Democrat Labour Party (BDLP)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- Workers Party (WP)
- Coalition for Democratic Reform (CDR)
- Vanguard Nationalist & Socialist Party (VNSP)
- Bahamian National Party (BNP)
- Bahamas Democratic Party (BDP)
- Commonwealth Democratic Party (CDP)