Conrad Maduro Explained

Conrad Antonio Maduro (born 2 December 1935) is a British Virgin Islander politician and longtime leader of the United Party. Remarkably, Conrad Maduro has led his party to victory at three different general elections, but has never been appointed Chief Minister.

Maduro has contested more general elections in the British Virgin Islands than any other politician except for Lavity Stoutt and Ralph T. O'Neal, contesting ten general elections between (and including) the 1967 general election and the 2003 general election, winning four times.[2] Including by-elections, Conrad Maduro has contested 11 elections in total; equaling the record held jointly by Lavity Stoutt and Ralph O'Neal.

Whereas politics in the British Virgin Islands is normally characterised by leading politicians crossing the floor, during his political career Maduro was unusual in remaining steadfastly loyal to the United Party.

After the 1983 general election, he formed part of the coalition government and served as Minister for Natural Resources and Public Health.[3] He also performed the same Ministerial role as an opposition politician between 1972 and 1975 when Dr Q.W. Osborne was removed from his ministerial post in 1972.[4]

In 1986, he won election in the 2nd District over Prince Stoutt by just a single vote, which is tied for the record for the narrowest margin of victory in a British Virgin Islands election.[5] His victory with just 92 votes is also a record for the smallest number of votes for a victorious candidate.[6]

From 1988 to 1990, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.[7]

Political comeback

In June 2014 Maduro announced his desire to return the United Party to political prominence, and confirmed that if selected as a candidate he would run in the next general election.[8] If he did so then he would contest his 12th election in the British Virgin Islands, breaking the tie he presently holds with Lavity Stoutt and Ralph O'Neal for the most general elections contested. Ultimately however he did not end up contesting the 2015 general election.

Electoral history

Year
District Party Votes Percentage Winning/losing margin Result
5th District BVI United Party 151 43.6% align="center"-44 Lost
I. Fonseca
5th District BVI United Party align="center"-- align="center"-- align="center"-- Won
5th District BVI United Party 246 43.2% align="center"-77 Lost
Q.W. Osborne
6th District BVI United Party 178 48.0% align="center"-19 Lost
O. Hodge
2nd District BVI United Party 148 52.9% +19 Won
2nd District BVI United Party 92 38.2% +1 Won
2nd District BVI United Party 77 21.4% align="center"-122 Lost
P. Stoutt
At-large BVI United Party 1,618 8.3% +183* Won (2nd)
At-large BVI United Party 723 3.02% align="center"-1,751* Lost
At-large BVI United Party 590 2.02% align="center"-2,725* Lost
At-large BVI United Party 144 2.91% align="center"-2,426 Lost
E. Stoutt
  • For at-large candidates (general elections) who won, this is the vote differential from the 5th placed candidate (i.e. the candidate with the highest number of votes who was not elected). For at-large candidates who lose, this is the vote differential from the 4th placed candidate (i.e. the candidate with the lowest number of votes who was elected).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 212 (para 1.53) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  2. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 56 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  3. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 56 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  4. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 56 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  5. In the 1975 general election Austin Henley also defeated Connor Stanford by a single vote (also in the 2nd District) (Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 79 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .).
  6. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 95 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  7. Web site: BVI election and information results 1950–2011 . BVI Deputy Governor's Office . 56 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063531/http://216.197.123.192/Portals/0/Forms/Election%20Information%20and%20Results%201950-2011.pdf . 7 April 2014 . dmy .
  8. Web site: Conrad Maduro's Last Stand In Politics; Looks To Bring United Party From Extinction . BVI Platinum News . 5 June 2014.

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