Independent Liberal Party (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Independent Liberal Party is a political party of Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in July 2013, after Jack Warner was not reselected as the candidate for the Chaguanas West by-election for the United National Congress party. It was launched at a political rally, in Jubilee Grounds, Pierre Road, Chaguanas.
Independent Liberal Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Rekha Ramjit |
| Chairperson | Rekha Ramjit |
| Founder | Jack Warner |
| Founded | 7 July 2013 |
| Colors | Green |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 41 |
| Local districts | 0 / 136 |
| Local municipalities | 0 / 14 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Founder Jack Warner resigned in September, 2015 following the party defeat in the 2015 general election. He was replaced by attorney Rekha Ramjit, who had previously served as the party's chairman, and who defeated Simeon Mahabir in a 10 October 2015 internal party election.[1]
Campaigns
Chaguanas West by-election 2013
Jack Austin Warner fought the Chaguanas West by-election on 29 July 2013, and won, beating out the closest candidate Kadijah Ameen by a 2 to 1 margin.
| Candidate | Political Affiliation | Popular vote | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | ||||||||||
| Jack Warner | Independent Liberal Party | 12,642 | 69.09% | - | ||||||||
| Khadijah Ameen | United National Congress | 5,130 | 28.1% | - | ||||||||
| Avinash Singh | People's National Movement | 426 | - | - | ||||||||
| Kirk Meighoo | Democratic National Assembly | 35 | - | - | ||||||||
| Oliver Norman | National Coalition for Transformation | 21 | - | - | ||||||||
| Total Votes | 18,299 | 67.66% | ||||||||||
| Registered Voters | 27,045 | |||||||||||
| Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Elections and Boundaries Commission | ||||||||||||
Trinidad local elections 2013
The party contested 136 electoral districts in the local government elections in Trinidad in 2013. They won 102,918 votes and 3 seats.[2]
2015 general election
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Movement | 378,447 | 51.68% | 23 |
| People's Partnership Coalition | 341,597 | 46.64% | 18 |
| Independent Liberal Party | 5,123 | 0.70% | 0 |
| Others | 7,173 | 0.98% | 0 |
| Total valid votes | 732,340 | 100.00 | 41 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,452 | – | – |
| Total (turnout 66.84%) | 734,792 | 100 | |
| Source: EBC | |||
The party contested 26 out of 41 seats in the 2015 General Elections held on 7 September 2015 but failed to win a seat. As a result of the party defeat at the polls, Warner resigned as political leader of the ILP.
References
- Rampersad, Sharlene (2015-10-11). "Rekha Ramjit is new ILP leader". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Fraser, Mark (2013-10-24). "Highest Voters Ever". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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