The party first contested national elections in 1961, when they received 7% of the vote and won two seats.
In the 1971 elections their vote share dropped again, this time to 4% and they lost their sole seat.
[2] The party represented Nevisian interests and opposed Saint Kitts' domination of the state.
In 1962, the party's acting leader Eugene Walwyn led a delegation to request secession from Saint Kitts.
However, he modified his stance and cooperated with the Labour Party to accept three-island statehood, and later received the position of attorney general.