1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1976 9 November 1981 (1981-11-09) 1986  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.43%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  George Chambers (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday.jpg A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg
Leader George Chambers Basdeo Panday A. N. R. Robinson
Party PNM ULF DAC
AllianceNational AllianceNational Alliance
Leader since30 March 198119751971
Leader's seat St. Ann's East Couva North Tobago East
Last election54.23%, 24 seats27.17%, 10 seats8.20%, 2 seats
Seats won
26 / 36
8 / 36
2 / 36
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote218,55762,78115,390
Percentage52.95%15.21%3.73%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.28ppDecrease2.svg11.96ppDecrease2.svg4.47pp

1981 Trinidad and Tobago election map.png

Prime Minister before election

George Chambers
PNM

Subsequent Prime Minister

George Chambers
PNM

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 218,55752.9526+2
Organisation for National Reconstruction 91,70422.220New
United Labour Front 62,78115.218–2
Democratic Action Congress 15,3903.7320
National Joint Action Committee 13,7103.320New
Tapia House Movement 9,4012.2800
National Freedom Party 8640.210New
Fargo House Movement 1430.030New
West Indian Political Congress Movement 1300.030New
Trinidad Labour Party 340.010New
People's Republican Party 250.010New
Independents390.0100
Total412,778100.00360
Valid votes412,77899.36
Invalid/blank votes2,6380.64
Total votes415,416100.00
Registered voters/turnout736,10456.43
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

References

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