The National Party

Not to be confused with Grenada National Party.

For other parties, see National Party (disambiguation).

The National Party (TNP) was a political party in Grenada.

History

The party was established in July 1989 by Prime Minister Herbert Blaize, as a breakaway from the New National Party.^[1] It held its first conference on 17 December 1989, at which Blaize was officially elected party leader. However, following the death of Blaize two days later, Ben Jones became party leader and Prime Minister.^[2]

It won two seats in the 1990 elections and was part of Nicholas Brathwaite's coalition government. However, its share of the vote was more than halved in the 1995 elections and it lost both seats. The party did not contest any further elections.^[3]

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp303 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Wendy C. Grenade (2013) "Party Politics and Governance in Grenada: An Analysis of the New National Party (1984–2012)" The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs 102:2, pp167–176
↑ Nohlen, p308

Political parties in Grenada

Current parties	Good Old Democratic Party Grenada United Labour Party National Democratic Congress New National Party People's Labour Movement Grenada Renaissance Party

Defunct parties	Christian Democratic Labour Party Grenada Democratic Movement Grenada Federated Labour Party Grenada National Party Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement New Jewel Movement People's Democratic Movement The National Party United Republican Party West Indian Federal Labour Party

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