Party of Political Progress Groups
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The Party of Political Progress Groups was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago
. It first contested national elections in 1950
, when it received 3.4% of the vote and won two seats. After the elections its leader, Albert Gomes
, was appointed Chief Minister despite the Butler Party
winning six seats. In the 1956 elections
it lost both seats, and in 1957 it merged into the Democratic Labour Party
.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. It first contested national elections in 1950
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1950
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950. The result was a victory for the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, which won 6 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70.1%.-Results:...
, when it received 3.4% of the vote and won two seats. After the elections its leader, Albert Gomes
Albert Gomes
Albert Maria Gomes , a Trinidad and Tobago unionist, politician, and writer of Portuguese descent, was the first Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was the founder of the Political Progress Groups and later led the Party of Political Progress Groups...
, was appointed Chief Minister despite the Butler Party
Butler Party
The British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, also known as the Butler Home Rule Party and more commonly as the Butler Party, were a series of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago organised by T.U.B. Butler.-History:...
winning six seats. In the 1956 elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1956
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 September 1956. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 13 of the 24 seats...
it lost both seats, and in 1957 it merged into the Democratic Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Democratic Labour Party was the main opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1957 and 1971. The party was the party which opposed the People's National Movement at the time of Independence...
.