Progressive Democratic Patriots

The Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago.

[2] Founded in 2016, it became the second-largest party in Tobagonian politics following the decline of the Tobago Organisation of the People.

It later led to a snap election being called in December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election December to break the tie, as well as an increase in the number of legislative seats from 12 to 15 (an odd number) to avoid future ties.

PDP member Farley Chavez Augustine was sworn in as the 5th Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly on 9 December 2021.

[9][10][11] In 2022, 13 PDP members of the Tobago House of Assembly left the party, leaving the leader, Watson Duke, as the sole PDP Assembly member.