the two main political parties in the british virgin islands at present at the virgin islands party (vip) and the national democratic party (ndp). the only parties other than the vip and the ndp which has ever won power at a general election in the british virgin islands is the now defunct united party, which won the 1967, 1975 and 1983 general elections, and the now defunct vi democratic party, which won the 1971 general election as part of a coalition government.