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United Labour Front
The United Labour Front (ULF) was a labourist political party in Trinidad and Tobago and the main opposition party between 1976 and 1986. It was a successor to the Democratic Labour Party and the Workers and Farmers Party. History The party was established in 1975 by union leaders in an attempt to unify the mainly black workers in the oil industry with the mainly Indian workers in the sugar plantations. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 However, this was not achieved successfully, and the party was labelled communist by opponents, alienating key potential voters. Despite this setback, the party received 27.2% of the vote in the 1976 elections, winning ten of the 36 seats and becoming the main opposition to the People's National Movement. It saw most of its success amongst Indian voters, and despite its intentions to become a multi-racial party, effectively became the successor to the Democratic Labour Party. Having started with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday (; 25 May 1933 – 1 January 2024) was a Trinidadian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor who served as the fifth List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first person of Indian diaspora, Indian descent along with being the first Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago, Hindu to hold the office of prime minister.Wikipedia:SPS, Panday was first elected to Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Parliament in 1976 as the Member of Parliament, Member for Couva North, Panday served as Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago), Leader of the Opposition four times between 1976 and 2010 and was a founding member of the United Labour Front (ULF), the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), and the United National Congress (UNC). He served as leader of the ULF and UNC, and was President General of the All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union from 1973 to 1995. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communism
Communism () is a political sociology, sociopolitical, political philosophy, philosophical, and economic ideology, economic ideology within the history of socialism, socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need.: "One widespread distinction was that socialism socialised production only while communism socialised production and consumption." A communist society entails the absence of private property and social classes, and ultimately money and the State (polity), state. Communists often seek a voluntary state of self-governance but disagree on the means to this end. This reflects a distinction between a Libertarian socialism, libertarian socialist approach of communization, revolutionary spontaneity, and workers' self-management, and an authoritarian socialism, authoritarian socialist, vanguardis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Trinidad And Tobago
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1986 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.Nohlen, p641 Results Elected members References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections 1986 elections in the Caribbean, Trinidad Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1986 in Trinidad and Tobago, General election December 1986 in North America, Trinidad and Tobago general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisation For National Reconstruction
The Organisation for National Reconstruction (ONR) was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party received the second-highest number of votes in the 1981 general elections, but failed to win a seat. Prior to the 1986 elections it merged into the new National Alliance for Reconstruction. History The party was founded by Karl Hudson-Phillips, who had resigned from the ruling People's National Movement in 1973 when Prime Minister Eric Williams reversed his decision to resign from politics. Hudson-Phillips had been the main contender to succeed Williams - once Williams returned there was no longer room for a person who had openly expressed an interest in leading the party. Hudson-Phillips went on to form the National Land Tenants and Ratepayers Association of Trinidad and Tobago'' in 1974, a right-of-centre body. After building a support base among the middle and upper classes, he launched the ONR in 1980. Despite receiving 22.2% of the vote, the party failed to win any se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapia House Movement
The Tapia House Movement was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It first contested national elections in 1976, 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 United Labour Front and the Democratic Action Congress The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago. History The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally an List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements, auto ..., but saw its vote share drop to 2.3% and it remained seatless. The party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen, p637 See also * Lloyd Best References {{Trinidad and Tobago political parties Defunct political parties in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Action Congress
The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago. History The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally an List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements, autonomist party. It first contested general elections in 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1976,Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p637 in which it won both Tobago seats, taken by Robinson and Winston Murray. The party went on to dominate the Tobago House of Assembly, and retained both seats in the 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1981 elections. In 1986 the party merged into the National Alliance for Reconstruction. However, after the NAR lost control of the Tobago House of Assembly in 2001, an attempt was made to oust Hochoy Charles as the NAR leader in Tobago in 2004. As a result, Charles left the NAR and re-formed the DAC. In the 2005 Tobago House of Assembly elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.Nohlen, p640 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Elections in Trinidad and Tobago General election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. Gener ... Trinidad and Tobago general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's National Movement
The People's National Movement (PNM) is the longest-serving and oldest active Politics of Trinidad and Tobago, political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party has dominated national and local politics for much of Trinidad and Tobago's history, contesting all elections since 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1956 serving as the nation's governing party or on four occasions, the main opposition. It is one out of the country's two main political parties. There have been five PNM List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Ministers and multiple ministries. The party espouses the principles of liberalism and generally sits at the Centrism, centre to Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party was founded in 1956 by Eric Williams, who took inspiration from Norman Manley's Democratic socialism, democratic socialist Centre-left politics, centre-left People's National Party in Jamaica. It won the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%.Nohlen, p640 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Elections in Trinidad and Tobago General election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. Gener ... Trinidad and Tobago general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ...s and political development, he has published several books. Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Socialism
Democratic socialism is a left-wing economic ideology, economic and political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-management within a market socialist, decentralised planned, or democratic Centrally planned economies, centrally planned socialist economy. Democratic socialists argue that capitalism is inherently incompatible with the values of freedom, Egalitarianism, equality, and solidarity and that these Ideal (ethics), ideals can only be achieved through the realisation of a socialist society. Although most democratic socialists seek a gradual transition to socialism, democratic socialism can support revolutionary or reformist politics to establish socialism. ''Democratic socialism'' was popularised by socialists who opposed the backsliding towards a one-party state in the Soviet Union and other countries during the 20th century. The his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
