List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago

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This is a list of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Currently the two major parties are the People's National Movement and the United National Congress.The PNM has governed Trinidad and Tobago from 1956-86, 1991-95 and from 2001 to the present. The UNC governed from 1995-2001 and currently serves as the official Opposition.

1 The parties
- 1.1 Active political parties
- 1.2 Defunct or dormant political parties
2 See also
3 References

[edit] The parties

Parties which have won seats in elections are in bold

[edit] Active political parties

Congress of the People
Democratic Action Congress
Democratic National Assembly
Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago
Movement for National Development
Movement for National Transformation
National Alliance for Reconstruction
National Democratic Alliance (Trinidad & Tobago)
National Transformation Movement
Nationwide Transformation Movement
People's Liberation Movement
People's National Movement
Socialist Alternative
United National Congress

[edit] Defunct or dormant political parties

African National Congress
British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
Butler Home Rule Party
Butler Party
Caribbean National Labour Party
Caribbean People's Democratic Party
Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Socialist Party
Committee for Transformation and Progress
Citizens' Alliance
Curepe United People's Committee
Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Liberation Party
Democratic National Alliance
Fargo House Movement
Liberal Party
Liberation Action Party
Movement for Social Transformation (MOTION)
Movement for Unity and Progress
National Development Party
National Democratic Organisation
National Democratic Party
National Freedom Party
National Joint Action Committee
National Progressive Party
National Team Unity
National Trinidad and Tobago Party
Natural Law Party
Organisation for National Reconstruction
Party of Political Progress Groups
People's Democratic Party
People's Empowerment Party
People's Popular Movement
People's Republican Party
Point Fortin Vigilante Welfare Group
Political Progress Groups
Progressive Democratic Party
Progressive Workers Democrat Movement
Republican Party of Trinidad and Tobago
Seukeran Independent Party
Social Democratic Labour Party of Trinidad and Tobago
Summit of People's Organisations (SOPO)
Tapia House Movement
Trinidad Labour Party
Trades Union Council
Trades Union Council and Caribbean Socialist Party
The Mercy Society
The People's Voice
United Country Group, St Andrew-St. David
United Freedom Party
United Front
United Labour Front
Young People's National Party
West Indian Independence Party
West Indian National Party
West Indian Political Congress Movement
Workers and Farmers Party

[edit] See also

Index of political parties to browse parties by name
List of political parties to browse parties by country
List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

[edit] References

Matthias Catón: "Trinidad and Tobago" in: Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook, vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 627–646 ISBN 0-19-928357-5
Kirk Meighoo: Politics in a Half Made Society: Trinidad and Tobago, 1925-2002, 2003 ISBN 1-55876-306-6