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The People's Political Party (also known as the PPP) was Jamaica's first modern political party. Formed in September 1929 by Marcus Garvey, it set out a 14 point manifesto - the first of its kind in the island's electoral history. The points contained in the PPP's manifesto were far-reaching and perceptive as illustrated by a few of them, such as: *An eight-hour work day *A minimum wage *A larger share of self-government *Protection for native industries *A legal aid department for the poor *Technical schools for each parish *Land reform *Libraries and civic improvement for parish capitals *City status for Montego Bay and Port Antonio *A National Park at the Kingston Race Course It contested the 1962 elections, receiving only 0.9% of the vote and failing to win a seat.〔Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p433-435 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6〕 It did not contest any further elections.〔Nohlen, p432〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「People's Political Party (Jamaica)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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