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The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was originally an autonomist
List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements

This is a list of historical Autonomous entity and secessionist movements around the world. They may or may not have succeeded in their goal.For currently active movements, please see: List of active autonomist and secessionist movements....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
 founded by A.N.R. Robinson
A. N. R. Robinson

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson was President of Trinidad and Tobago from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was previously Prime Minister from 18 December 1986 to 17 December 1991....
 from the Action Commission of Democratic Citizens (ACDC) in 1971. It contested General Elections between 1976 and 1981 but was never able to control more than the two Tobago
Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada....
 seats. In 1976, the two seats in Tobago were won by Dr. Winston C. Murray (Tobago West) and A.N.R. Robinson (Tobago East). However it did dominate the Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago House of Assembly

The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state nation of Trinidad and Tobago....
 (THA).






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The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was originally an autonomist
List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements

This is a list of historical Autonomous entity and secessionist movements around the world. They may or may not have succeeded in their goal.For currently active movements, please see: List of active autonomist and secessionist movements....
 political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
 founded by A.N.R. Robinson
A. N. R. Robinson

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson was President of Trinidad and Tobago from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was previously Prime Minister from 18 December 1986 to 17 December 1991....
 from the Action Commission of Democratic Citizens (ACDC) in 1971. It contested General Elections between 1976 and 1981 but was never able to control more than the two Tobago
Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada....
 seats. In 1976, the two seats in Tobago were won by Dr. Winston C. Murray (Tobago West) and A.N.R. Robinson (Tobago East). However it did dominate the Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago House of Assembly

The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state nation of Trinidad and Tobago....
 (THA). In 1986 it merged into the National Alliance for Reconstruction
National Alliance for Reconstruction

The National Alliance for Reconstruction was the governing political party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1986 and 1991. It was founded in 1986 out of an accommodation between the National Alliance and the Organisation for National Reconstruction The party defeated the ruling People's National Movement in the Elections in Trinidad and To...
.

In 2004, after the NAR lost control of the Assembly in the 2001 Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago House of Assembly

The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state nation of Trinidad and Tobago....
 Elections, an attempt was made to oust Hochoy Charles as NAR Tobago leader. As a result Charles left the NAR and re-formed the DAC. During the 2005 Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago House of Assembly

The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state nation of Trinidad and Tobago....
 Elections it became clear that the DAC had gained most the NAR's support, however the DAC still only won a single seat. Having lost the election and the seat he contested, Charles offered to resign as party leader, but the resignation was not accepted on the grounds that the party needed experienced leadership.

In the 5 November 2007 parliamentary
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago

The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the The Red House in Port of Spain....
 elections
Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2007

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November, 2007. Nomination day was 15 October.The parties contesting the election were the incumbent People's National Movement, the official opposition United National Congress?Alliance , the Congress of the People , the Tobago United Front?Democratic Action Congress and the Democrat...
, the party won 1.35 % and no seats. For the 2007 election the DAC had allied with other elements to form the Tobago United Front. From this grouping emerged a new party - the Tobago Organization of the People.The bulk of the DAC supported this merger including THA Minorty Leader Ashworth Jack who became TOP leader. However DAC leader Hochoy Charles withdrew from the merger and claimed that that the DAC still existed as a separate organization.

For the 2009 THA elections the DAC did not nominate any candidates.