Tracy Panton Calls UDP’s Motion “Fraudulent”

Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton is rejecting the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) statement, calling it a “fraudulent attempt” to expel four senior party members without due process.

In a Facebook post, Panton said, “Yesterday’s fraudulent attempt to pass a motion improperly, illegally, and unconstitutionally to expel 4 senior members of the party, without due process, is indicative enough for us to act and to act now.”

The UDP states that its leadership will serve until the National Convention after the next general election, clarifying that no convention will be held before then.

Panton rebutted, “There is no place for a dictatorship in the principles, values, and ideals we must guard zealously. The current Party Leader is unhinged, and it is time for him to step aside in the best interest of the Party.”

Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber supported Panton’s stance, stating, “To make quorum for an NPC meeting, the UDP Constitution requires a majority of its members to be present. If there is no quorum at the initial meeting, the meeting can be adjourned to a fixed date, and at that rescheduled meeting, the members present will form the quorum.”

He explained that “decisions taken at that rescheduled meeting will only be valid if they are carried by at least 40% of the total membership of the Council. By any stretch, 39 people out of 118 can never work.”

Panton reiterated the Alliance for Democracy’s “UDP National Convention” on October 20, 2024, at Birds Isle.