It first contested municipal elections in the capital city of Belmopan on 1 March 2006, receiving 20 percent of votes cast but none of the seven seats.

The slate of candidates presented included the following: All seven were well known in the Belmopan area and Morgan and Enriquez had previously contested elections there (News 5).

On March 1, the electorate voted and the VIP did not win any of the seven seats up for election in Belmopan; the UDP won all seven en route to a 64–3 victory.

Tentative candidates include leader Paul Morgan, Bobby Lopez, Hubert Enriquez, Patrick Rogers, Mateo Polanco and Max Cho.

In recent years VIP has maintained an informal alliance with the People's National Party, with which it shares similar anti-corruption stances.