Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
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The Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago
. It contested the 1946 general elections
, receiving 17.2% of the vote and winning two of the nine seats. Although it finished second in the 1950 elections
, the party's vote share fell to 10.5% and it was reduced to a single seat. The party 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...
. It contested the 1946 general elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1946
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 October 1946. The British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 83.9%.-Results:...
, receiving 17.2% of the vote and winning two of the nine seats. Although it finished second in the 1950 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:...
, the party's vote share fell to 10.5% and it was reduced to a single seat. The party did not contest any further elections.