The Tapia House Movement was a political party in

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. It first contested national elections in

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, when it finished fourth with 3.9% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp639-642 In the 1981 elections it ran as part of the Trinidad and Tobago National Alliance together with the

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and the

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, but saw its vote share drop to 2.3% and it remained seatless. The party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen, p637

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{{Trinidad and Tobago political parties Defunct political parties in Trinidad and Tobago

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