Trinidad Labour Party
The Trinidad Labour Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Formed in 1934 when the Trinidad Workingmen's Association changed its name, it was the country's first party.
History
The party was originally a trade union named the Trinidad Workingmen's Association. Its leader
In the 1946 general elections, the first held under universal suffrage, the Labour Party received just 1.1% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[2] In the 1950 elections its vote share rose to 7.9% and it won two seats. For the 1956 elections it ran as the Trinidad Labour Party-National Development Party and retained both seats. In 1957 it merged into the Democratic Labour Party.
The party was resurrected for the 1981 elections, but received just 34 votes and failed to win a seat.[1] It did not contest any further elections.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, pp639-642
- ^ Nohlen, p637