1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1956 4 December 1961 (1961-12-04) 1966  

All 30 seats in the Legislative Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.1 (Increase2.svg 8.0 pp) [1]
 First partySecond party
  Eric Williams (cropped).jpg Rudranath Capildeo.jpg
Leader Eric Williams Rudranath Capildeo
Party PNM DLP
Leader since15 January 19561960
Leader's seat Port of Spain South Saint Augustine
Last election13 seats, 39.8%
Seats won
20 / 30
10 / 30
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7New party
Popular vote190,003 138,190
Percentage57.0%41.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.2 pp New party

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Premier before election

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

Subsequent Premier and later Prime Minister

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961. [2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 190,00357.0020+7
Democratic Labour Party 138,91041.6710+3
African National Congress 1,6340.490New
Butler Party 1,3140.390–2
Independents1,5020.450–2
Total333,363100.0030+6
Valid votes333,36399.96
Invalid/blank votes1490.04
Total votes333,512100.00
Registered voters/turnout378,51188.11
Source: EBCTT

References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, p639
  2. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6