Lambert Mably

Lambert Garcia Mably is a Confederal politician who currenly represents the Confederal Member of Achi in the Chamber of Deputies. He holds the Member's only seat. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Earlier life and education

Born in Port-de-l'Enfant, Achi. He completed secondary school before accepting work as a docker, following in his father's footsteps. He joined the Fraternidad de Estibadores Nabarrosos but did not join any political party. He became a leading activist and organizer in the union as well as in the community. It was not until the formation of the Confederated Peoples that he joined the Democratic Party and ran for public office, basing his support largely in Achi's black working class.

Election to the Chamber

In 2007, Mably was elected to the first ever Chamber of Deputies. He managed to emerge with a plurality of votes in a very crowded field where the candidates of at least twelve different parties were all serious contenders. Mably was the first choice of only 11% of the electorate but he received a great deal of the preference flow from the other candidates. It is believed that the field will not be so crowded at the next election and Mably is generally caution about seriously alienating any large elements of his constituency.