1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
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All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.2 (Decrease2.svg 46.9 pp)
 First party
  Eric Williams (cropped).jpg
Leader Eric Williams
Party PNM
Leader since15 January 1961
Leader's seat Port of Spain South
Last election24 seats, 52.4%
Seats won
36 / 36
Seat changeIncrease2.svg12
Popular vote99,723
Percentage84.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 31.7 pp
Official 1971 map for trinidad and tobago.png
Prime Minister before election

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 1971. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won all 36 seats. Due to a boycott by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections, [2] voter turnout was just 33.2%. [3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 99,72384.1436+12
Democratic Liberation Party 14,94012.610New
African National Congress 2,8642.420New
Independents9970.8400
Total118,524100.00360
Valid votes118,52499.94
Invalid/blank votes730.06
Total votes118,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout357,56833.17
Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p630
  3. ↑ Nohlen, p640
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