Caribbean Socialist Party
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The Caribbean Socialist Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago
. Led by Patrick Solomon, it contested the 1950 general elections
together with the Butler Party
, receiving 2.4% of the vote and winning a single seat, taken by A. P. T. James
. It did not contest any further elections.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Led by Patrick Solomon, it contested the 1950 general elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1950
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950. The result was a victory for the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, which won 6 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70.1%.-Results:...
together with the Butler Party
Butler Party
The British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, also known as the Butler Home Rule Party and more commonly as the Butler Party, were a series of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago organised by T.U.B. Butler.-History:...
, receiving 2.4% of the vote and winning a single seat, taken by A. P. T. James
A. P. T. James
Alphonso Philbert Theophilus "Fargo" James , born in Black Rock, Tobago, was a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1946. He served in the Legislative Council until 1961 when he was defeated by A.N.R. Robinson . James was known as "Fargo", after a brand of...
. It did not contest any further elections.