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The Virgin Islands Party (or VIP) is a political party in the British Virgin Islands led by former Premier Ralph T. O’Neal. It is the oldest active political party in the British Virgin Islands and it has won more general elections (6) than any other political party in the British Virgin Islands.The party was founded by Lavity Stoutt in 1971 when Stoutt left the United Party in order to contest the 1971 election after losing leadership of the part to Willard Wheatley.