- Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
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Democratic Party Headquarters Northern Mariana Islands Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Political parties
ElectionsThe Democratic Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is not officially affiliated with the United States' national Democratic Party.
The CNMI has not elected a Democratic Governor since 1993, when Froilan Tenorio was elected. At the legislative elections of November 1, 2003 the party won 1 out of 18 seats. It won an extra seat in the 2005 legislative elections. Its candidate Froilan Tenorio won 18% in the 2005 gubernatorial election. In the November 3, 2007 Commonwealth Legislature elections, the party took only 1 of 20 seats in the House of Representatives.[1][2]
There are currently no Democrats elected to office in the Northern Mariana Islands.
In 2009, for the first time ever, the Democratic Party did not nominate a candidate in the gubernatorial election. They fielded a candidate for Mayor of Saipan (Angelo Villagomez), along with two CNMI House candidates and one CNMI Senate candidate.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/northern_mariana_islands/northern_mariana_islands_government.html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA1129&lpg=PA1129&dq=Democratic+Party+(Northern+Mariana+Islands)&source=bl&ots=yk7qWd-e_6&sig=7UWbpUDq50bPvGlxG3RCJx5xkNI&hl=en&ei=RAsWTZfRFsSt8Abt_-zUDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=Democratic%20Party%20(Northern%20Mariana%20Islands)&f=false
- ^ http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/CNMI.htm
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