National Joint Action Committee
Encyclopedia
The National Joint Action Committee is a black nationalist
political party
in Trinidad and Tobago
.
, when it received 3.3% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. In the 1986 elections
the party's vote share was reduced to 1.5% and it remained seatless. In the 1991 elections
it received just 1.1% of the vote and again failed to win a seat.
The party has not contested a national election since, but remains active and was part of the victorious People's Partnership
alliance for the 2010 general elections
.
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Trinidad and Tobago
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...
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History
The party was established in February 1969 by Makandal Daaga (then known as Geddes Granger) , who was dissatisfied with the fact that most businesses in Trinidad at the time were owned by the white minority. The party first contested national elections in 1981Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1981
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.-Results:...
, when it received 3.3% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. In the 1986 elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1986
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986. The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.-Results:...
the party's vote share was reduced to 1.5% and it remained seatless. In the 1991 elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1991
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 16 December 1991. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 21 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.-Results:...
it received just 1.1% of the vote and again failed to win a seat.
The party has not contested a national election since, but remains active and was part of the victorious People's Partnership
People's Partnership
The People's Partnership is a political coalition in Trinidad and Tobago between five political parties: the United National Congress, the Congress of the People, the Tobago Organization of the People, the National Joint Action Committee and the Movement for Social Justice...
alliance for the 2010 general elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010
A general election was held in Trinidad and Tobago on May 24, 2010. The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on April 16, 2010, via a press release. The election was called over two years earlier than required by law...
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