The People's Democratic Party was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
formed in 1953. Under the leadership of
Bhadase Sagan Maraj it contested the
1956 General Elections, capturing 5 of 24 elected seats in the
Legislative Council
A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...
and 20.3% of the vote. In 1957 it joined the Federal
Democratic Labour Party and later co-founded the Trinidad and Tobago
Democratic Labour Party, together with the
Trinidad Labour Party and the
Party of Political Progress Groups.
References
Defunct political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
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