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Islands Party, and would thereby become the first female Premier in the Territory. Her defeat in the 2011 election precluded (or at least deferred) that possibility. Penn subsequently ran again for the legislature in the
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42:(born 1951) is a British Virgin Islands politician and former
324:"Dancia Penn-Sallah confirmed as VIP 8th district candidate"
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British judges of international courts and tribunals
554:Attorneys general of the British Virgin Islands
95:she lost her 8th district seat to Marlon Penn.
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504:Deputy governors of the British Virgin Islands
403:Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands
48:Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands
430:Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands
44:Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands
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372:"BREAKING NEWS: NDP Will Remain in Gov't"
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549:British Virgin Islands King's Counsel
100:Premier of the British Virgin Islands
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322:Andrews, Merrick (25 July 2007).
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125:Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
60:during 2006 in the gap between
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137:Dancia Penn electoral history
374:. BVI Platinum. 8 June 2015.
352:. Virgin Islands News Online
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457:Member, 8th District
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174:Virgin Islands Party
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354:. Retrieved
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196:8th District
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494:1951 births
465:Marlon Penn
449:Lloyd Black
253:Independent
228:Independent
488:Categories
479:Island Sun
460:2007–2011
434:2004–2007
407:1992–1999
356:8 November
334:26 January
307:26 January
279:References
155:Percentage
62:Tom Macan
250:At-large
225:At-large
146:District
115:Judicial
79:Politics
473:Sources
383:Offices
214:M. Penn
161:Result
123:of the
265:Lost*
262:-2,329
240:Lost*
237:-2,822
256:1,607
231:1,837
205:38.8%
180:52.4%
152:Votes
149:Party
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358:2011
336:2008
309:2008
259:4.1%
246:2019
234:5.1%
221:2015
211:Lost
208:-101
192:2011
186:Won
167:2007
143:Year
202:423
183:+64
177:453
35:OBE
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