People's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago)

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People's Democratic Party
Abbreviation	DLP
Leader	Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Founder	Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Founded	1953 (1953)^[1]
Dissolved	1957 (1957)
Succeeded by	17 parties Democratic Labour Party LP UDLP DLP^[a] SIP SDLP WINP WFP ULF NAR CLUB '88 UNC COP PF ILP MUP NTU
Headquarters	Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago^[2]
Labor wing	All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union (de facto)
Religious wing	Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (de facto)
Ideology	Labourism Civic nationalism Anti-communism Conservatism Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian civil rights Hindu and Muslim religious rights^[3]
Political position	Big tent
Regional affiliation	West Indies Democratic Labour Party (1957)
Colors	Yellow
Election symbol
Wheel
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago Political parties Elections ^ Democratic Liberation Party; not to be confused with the Democratic Labour Party

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The People's Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago formed in 1953. Under the leadership of Bhadase Sagan Maraj it contested the 1956 General Elections, capturing 5 of 24 elected seats in the Legislative Council and 20.3% of the vote. In 1957 it joined the Federal Democratic Labour Party and later co-founded the Trinidad and Tobago Democratic Labour Party, together with the Trinidad Labour Party and the Party of Political Progress Groups.

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House of Representatives (41)	People's National Movement (22) United National Congress (19)
Senate (31)	People's National Movement (16) United National Congress (6) Independent (9)
Municipal corporations (14)	People's National Movement (7) United National Congress (7)
Councillors in municipal corporations (139)	People's National Movement (71) United National Congress (67)
Tobago House of Assembly (12)	Tobago Council of the People's National Movement (1) Progressive Democratic Patriots (14)
Other parties recognized by the EBC	Progressive Empowerment Party Independent Liberal Party Movement for Social Justice Movement for National Development Congress of the People Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Democratic Front New National Vision Trinidad Humanity Campaign National Organization of We the People National Coalition for Transformation Tobago Organisation of the People Progressive Party One Tobago Voice Unrepresented Peoples Party Unity of the People The National Party Port of Spain People's Movement National Transformation Party National Solidarity Assembly Patriotic Front Green Party
Defunct parties	Independent Liberal Party National Joint Action Committee African National Congress Butler Party Caribbean National Labour Party Caribbean People's Democratic Party Caribbean Socialist Party Citizens' Alliance Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago 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 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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