Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds is a Nevisian attorney and politician serving as a member of the Nevis Island Assembly, representing District 5/the Saint Thomas' parish.
Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds | |
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| Member of the Nevis Island Assembly | |
| Assumed office 18 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Parry |
| Constituency | District 5/Saint Thomas' Parish |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Nevis Reformation Party (until 2023) Independent (from 2023) |
Political career
editStapleton-Simmonds was first elected in March 2020 to the Nevis Island Assembly in a by-election for District 5/St Thomas’ Parish as a member of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), following the retirement of the incumbent NRP representative Joseph Parry.[1][2] Following this result, she became the first woman elected as a parliamentary representative of the NRP.[3] In September 2020, Stapleton-Simmonds unsuccessfully stood to be leader of the NRP, losing to Janice Daniel-Hodge.[4] However, she was announced as Deputy Leader of the party.[5]
Stapleton-Simmonds was re-elected as the representative of District 5 at the 2022 election, becoming one of two elected NRP members sitting in Opposition in the Assembly, with NRP leader Janice Daniel-Hodge being elected to District 4.[6] In February 2023, she was suspended from the NRP and in May was formally removed from the party following reported disagreements between her and party leader Janice Daniel-Hodge over the process of appointing a senator and a Leader of the Opposition.[7][8] Stapleton-Simmonds currently sits as an independent representative in the Nevis Island Assembly.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Nevis Island Administration (5 March 2020). "NRP Candidate Mrs. Cleone Stapleton Simmonds wins Nevis 5 by-election".
- ↑ "Election Results: CCM wins nail biting NIA elections with three of the five seats". Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 12 December 2022.
- ↑ SKN Pulse (18 April 2020). "NRP's first elected female parliamentarian sworn in".
- ↑ "NRP Leader reflects on busy, fruitful first year" (PDF). Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Nevis Reformation Party (14 September 2020). "The Nevis Reformation Party". Retrieved 23 January 2026 – via Nevis Pages.
- ↑ Nevis Island Administration (13 December 2022). "Brantley-led CCM wins Nevis Island Assembly Elections".
- ↑ WINN media SKN (2 May 2023). "NRP Disciplinary Committee expel Hon. Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds from Party".
- ↑ VON Radio (May 2023). "NRP "has moved to expel" Cleone Stapleton-Simmonds from all institutions of the party".
- ↑ "NIA Charlestown Nevis (12 October 2025)". Nevis Island Administration. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via SKN Pulse.