Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad And Tobago)
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) was the main opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1957 and 1971. The party was the party which opposed the People's National Movement (PNM) at the time of Independence. After several splits brought about by leadership struggles, the party lost its hold on the Indo-Trinidadian community in the 1976 General Elections and was displaced in parliament by the United Labour Front under the leadership of Basdeo Panday.
The party symbol was a flaming torch.
Read more about Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad And Tobago): Federal Period, Independence Era, Unrest in Country and Party, "No-vote Campaign", Demise of The Party, Political Impact, Party Leaders
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