Territorial Party
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The Territorial Party was a political party in Guam.
History[]
The party was formed in 1956,[1] shortly before the parliamentary elections, by eight MPs who had broken away from the Popular Party at the start of the 1954–56 Legislature term in a dispute over the election of the Speaker.[2] However, the elections saw the Popular Party win all 21 seats.
After defeat in the , 1960 and , the party won the 1964 elections. However, it went on to lose the 1966 elections, losing every seat.[1] At the end of 1966 it was transformed into the Republican Party of Guam after becoming affiliated with the US Republican Party.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Territorial Party of Guam Guampedia
- ^ Guam Legislature Guampedia
- ^ Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p286
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- Defunct political parties in Guam
- Political parties established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in Guam
- Political parties disestablished in 1966
- 1966 disestablishments in Guam