National Labour Front

The National Labour Front (NLF) was a political party in Guyana.

History

The NLF was established by Lionel Luckhoo in 1956 after a split in the United Democratic Party.^[1]^[2]^[3] Luckhoo was persuaded to establish the party by wealthy anti-communist Indo-Guyanese, and it ran on an anti-independence platform, opposing the People's Progressive Party.^[3]

In the 1957 general elections it was the only party to nominate a candidate in all 14 Legislative Council seats,^[4] and had a large campaign budget.^[3] The party received 12% of the vote, winning only a single seat in the North Western District constituency, taken by Stephen Campbell,^[4] who became the first Amerindian member of the Guyanese parliament.^[5]

The party did not run in the 1961 elections, but returned to contest the 1964 elections. However, it received only 177 votes and failed to win a seat.^[6] The party did not contest any further elections.^[7]

References

^ Colin A. Palmer (2010) Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power: British Guiana's Struggle for Independence, Univ of North Carolina Press, p205
^ The all-party conferences Guyana.org
^ ^a ^b ^c Odeen Ishmael (2002) Cheddi Jagan - Glimpses of an Internationalist
^ ^a ^b 1957 Elections Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine GECOM
^ Stephen Campbell MP Guyanese Achievers
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp366-368 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p365

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[1] Colin A. Palmer (2010) Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power: British Guiana's Struggle for Independence, Univ of North Carolina Press, p205

[2] The all-party conferences Guyana.org

[OI-3] Odeen Ishmael (2002) Cheddi Jagan - Glimpses of an Internationalist

[GECOM-4] 1957 Elections Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine GECOM

[5] Stephen Campbell MP Guyanese Achievers

[N1-6] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp366-368 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[7] Nohlen, p365

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