The National Labour Party was a

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, founded by Ken Hill. Hill had been expelled from the

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in 1952, accused of having advocated

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: Greenwood Press, 1992. p. 391 The NLP ran three candidates in the 1955 general election; Ken Hill contested Kingston Western, getting 3,262 votes (21.91%, trailing behind the PNP and JLP candidates). Frank Hill contested the

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Central seat, getting 784 votes (3.24%). W. M. Grubb finished second in the

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Eastern seat, getting 1,958 votes (30.31%). The NLP disappeared in the 1960s.

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