West Indian Political Congress Movement

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The West Indian Political Congress Movement was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1981 general elections, but received just 130 votes and failed to win a seat. [1] The party did not contest any further elections. [2]

Trinidad and Tobago Island country in the Caribbean Sea

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island country that is the southernmost nation of the West Indies in the Caribbean. It is situated 130 kilometres south of Grenada off the northern edge of the South American mainland, 11 kilometres off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west.

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp640-642 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p638