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Founded 7 July 2013 (2013-07-07) | ||
The Independent Liberal Party is a political party of Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in July 2013, after Jack Austin 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.
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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.
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.
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.
2015 general election
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.