United Front (Trinidad and Tobago)

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The United Front was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It received the largest share of the vote (29.4%) in the 1946 general elections (the first held under universal suffrage) and won three of the nine seats. [1] However, the party did not contest any further elections. [2]

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References

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