Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)

Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party
Abbreviation	DLP
Leader	Bhadase Sagan Maraj (1957-1960); Rudranath Capildeo (1960-1969); Albert Gomes (1963); Vernon Jamadar (1969-1972); Alloy Lequay (1972); ; Successor Factions; SDLP-Vernon Jamadar (1972-1976); UDLP-Simbhoonath Capildeo (1972-1976); WINP-Ashford Sastri Sinanan (1974-1976);
Founder	11 founders Bhadase Sagan Maraj ; Albert Gomes ; Ashford Sastri Sinanan ; A. P. T. James ; Alexander Bustamante ; Surujpat Mathura ; Victor Bryan ; Stephen Carpoondeo Maharaj ; Carlton Achong ; W. W. James ; Louis Rostant;
Founded	1 September 1957
Dissolved	DLP factions split into three parties in 1972; DLP's successor factions end in 1976
Merger of	PDP; TLP; POPPG; BP; UF;
Succeeded by	16 parties LP UDLP; ; DLP; SIP; SDLP; WINP; WFP ULF NAR CLUB '88 UNC COP; PF; ILP; MUP; NTU; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Headquarters	Carlton Center, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Labor wing	All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union (de facto)
Ideology	Majority:; Labourism; Civic nationalism; Anti-communism; Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian civil rights; Hindu and Muslim religious rights; Left-wing Faction:; Social liberalism; Democratic socialism; Right-wing Faction:; Conservatism; Anti-socialism
Political position	Big tent (originally); Centre (with right- and left-wing factions)
Regional affiliation	West Indies Democratic Labour Party
Colors	Orange
Election symbol
	Flaming torch
	Politics of Trinidad and Tobago; Political parties; Elections; ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ; ^ Democratic Liberation Party; not to be confused with the Democratic Labour Party ; ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ; ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ; ^ Original stance of the party, however after Capildeo adopted democratic socialism in 1963 it still stood as the stance of the conservative faction of the party. ;

The Democratic Labour Party (abbr. DLP) was the main opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago from 1957 till 1976. That party was the party which opposed the People's National Movement (PNM) at the time of Independence. After several splits brought about by leadership struggles, the party lost its hold on the Indo-Trinidadian community in the 1976 General Elections and was displaced in parliament by the United Labour Front under the leadership of Basdeo Panday, a former DLP senator. The party was the representative of the ethnic Indian community in the country; however Indian Muslims and Christians were said to be less loyal to the party than Indian Hindus.^[5]

The party symbol was a flaming torch.

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^ https://www.ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/List-of-Political-Parties-and-their-respective-Symbols.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "The Democratic Labor Party of Trinidad: an attempt at the formation of a mass party in a multi-ethnic society" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Horowitz, Donald L. "Ethnic Groups in Conflict. Chapter 7.

[3] Bold indicates a direct successor

[4] Democratic Liberation Party; not to be confused with the Democratic Labour Party

[5] Bold indicates a direct successor

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[8] Original stance of the party, however after Capildeo adopted democratic socialism in 1963 it still stood as the stance of the conservative faction of the party.

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[9] "The Democratic Labor Party of Trinidad: an attempt at the formation of a mass party in a multi-ethnic society" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[10] Horowitz, Donald L. "Ethnic Groups in Conflict. Chapter 7.

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Democratic Labour Party
Abbreviation	DLP
Leader	Bhadase Sagan Maraj (1957-1960) Rudranath Capildeo (1960-1969) Albert Gomes (1963) Vernon Jamadar (1969-1972) Alloy Lequay (1972) Successor Factions SDLP-Vernon Jamadar (1972-1976) UDLP-Simbhoonath Capildeo (1972-1976) WINP-Ashford Sastri Sinanan (1974-1976)
Founder	11 founders Bhadase Sagan Maraj Albert Gomes Ashford Sastri Sinanan A. P. T. James Alexander Bustamante Surujpat Mathura Victor Bryan Stephen Carpoondeo Maharaj Carlton Achong W. W. James Louis Rostant^[1]
Founded	1 September 1957 (1 September 1957)^[2]
Dissolved	DLP factions split into three parties in 1972 (1972) DLP's successor factions end in 1976 (1976)
Merger of	PDP TLP POPPG BP UF
Succeeded by	16 parties LP UDLP^[a] DLP^[b] SIP SDLP^[c] WINP^[d] WFP ULF NAR CLUB '88 UNC COP PF ILP MUP NTU
Headquarters	Carlton Center, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago^[3]
Labor wing	All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union (de facto)
Ideology	Majority: Labourism Civic nationalism Anti-communism Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian civil rights Hindu and Muslim religious rights Left-wing Faction: Social liberalism Democratic socialism Right-wing Faction: Conservatism Anti-socialism^[e]^[4]
Political position	Big tent (originally) Centre (with right- and left-wing factions)
Regional affiliation	West Indies Democratic Labour Party
Colors	Orange
Election symbol
Flaming torch
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago Political parties Elections ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ^ Democratic Liberation Party; not to be confused with the Democratic Labour Party ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ^ Bold indicates a direct successor ^ Original stance of the party, however after Capildeo adopted democratic socialism in 1963 it still stood as the stance of the conservative faction of the party.