West Indies Democratic Labour Party
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The West Indies Democratic Labour Party (DLP) or Democrats was one of two Federal parties in the short-lived West Indies Federation, the other being the West Indies Federal Labour Party (WIFLP). The party was organised by Sir Alexander Bustamante to counter the WIFLP led by his cousin Norman Manley. In the 1958 West Indies federal elections, the party lost, winning 19 of the 45 seats in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation.
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West Indies Democratic Labour Party | |
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Leader | Alexander Bustamante |
Parliamentary leader | Ashford Sastri Sinanan |
Founder | Alexander Bustamante |
Founded | May 1957 |
Dissolved | May 31, 1962 (1962-05-31) |
Succeeded by | Caribbean Democrat Union (de facto) |
Ideology | Anti-communism Anti-socialism[1] Conservatism Labourism Confederalism |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
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