African_National_Congress_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)

African National Congress (Trinidad and Tobago)

African National Congress (Trinidad and Tobago)

Former political party in Trinidad and Tobago

The African National Congress was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party first contested national elections in 1961, when it received just 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[1] They did not put forward any candidates for the 1966 elections, but returned for the 1971 elections, in which the party received 2% of the vote, but again failed to win a seat as the People's National Movement won all 36. The party did not contest any further national elections.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen (2005). Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I. pp. 639–642. ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6.
  2. [2]
    Nohlen, p637


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