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 with the Butler Party, receiving 3% of the vote and winning a single seat, [1] taken by A. P. T. James. It did not contest any further national elections. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp639-642 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p637