Politics of Trinidad and Tobago - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Trinidad and Tobago.
e • d Summary of the 24 May 2010 House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago election results
Parties Votes % Seats
People's Partnership Coalition 432,026 59.81 29
People's National Movement 285,354 39.50 12
New National Vision 1,998 0.27 0
Independents 349 0.02 0
Total valid (turnout 69.45%) 719,727 100.00 41
Invalid 2,595
Total 722,322
Source: EBC

note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly, with 15 members (12 elected) serving four-year terms; in the 2005 elections the PNM won.

Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
Current parties
  • People's Partnership
    • Congress of the People
    • National Joint Action Committee
    • Tobago Organisation of the People
    • United National Congress
  • New National Vision
  • People's National Movement
Defunct parties
  • African National Congress
  • Butler Party
  • Caribbean National Labour Party
  • Caribbean People's Democratic Party
  • Caribbean Socialist Party
  • Citizens' Alliance
  • Democratic Action Congress
  • Democratic Labour Party
  • Democratic National Assembly
  • Democratic Party
  • Fargo House Movement
  • Liberal Party
  • Liberation Action Party
  • Movement for Unity and Progress
  • National Alliance for Reconstruction
  • National Democratic Organisation
  • National Freedom Party
  • National Transformation Party
  • 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
  • People's Voice Party
  • Progressive Democratic Party
  • Seukeran Independent Party
  • Social Democratic Labour Party
  • Tapia House Movement
  • The Mercy Society
  • Trade Union Council
  • Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
  • Trinidad Labour Party
  • United Freedom Party
  • United Front
  • United Labour Front
  • West Indian Independence Party
  • West Indian National Party
  • West Indian Political Congress Movement
  • Workers and Farmers Party
  • Young People's National Party
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