People's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago) explained

People's Democratic Party
Abbreviation:DLP
Founder:Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Leader:Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Wing1 Title:Labor wing
Wing1:All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union (de facto)
Wing2 Title:Religious wing
Wing2:Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (de facto)
Ideology:Labourism
Civic nationalism
Anti-communism
Social conservatism
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian civil rights
Hindu and Muslim religious rights
Foundation:[1]
Regional:West Indies Democratic Labour Party (1957)
Headquarters:Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago[2]
Colors: Yellow
Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Symbol:Wheel

The People's Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago 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 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.

Notes and References

  1. Malik, Yogendra Kuma . The Democratic Labor Party of Trinidad: An attempt at the formation of a mass party in a multi-ethnic society . University of Florida . PhD . 1966.
  2. Web site: List of political parties and their symbols. ebctt.com.