List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago

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 three major parties are the Congress of the People [http://www.congresstnt.com] , 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.

The parties

Parties which have won seats in elections are in bold

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

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

ee 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

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