1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1981 15 December 1986 (1986-12-15) 1991  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.5 (Increase2.svg 9.7 pp)
 First partySecond party
  A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg George Chambers (cropped).jpg
Leader A. N. R. Robinson George Chambers
Party NAR PNM
Leader since198630 March 1981
Leader's seat Tobago East St. Ann's East (lost seat)
Last election10 seats, 43.4%26 seats, 32.0%
Seats won
33 / 36
3 / 36
Seat changeIncrease2.svg23Decrease2.svg23
Popular vote380,029183,635
Percentage66.3%32.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 22.9 pp Decrease2.svg 20.9 pp

Official 1986 map for trinidad and tobago.png

Prime Minister before election

George Chambers
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

A. N. R. Robinson
National Alliance for Reconstruction

Contents

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986. [1] The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Alliance for Reconstruction 380,02966.2933+23
People's National Movement 183,63532.033–23
National Joint Action Committee 8,5921.5000
People's Popular Movement 7960.140New
Independents 2110.0400
Total573,263100.00360
Valid votes573,26399.30
Invalid/blank votes4,0370.70
Total votes577,300100.00
Registered voters/turnout882,02965.45
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

Elected members

Constituency NAR PNM
Arima Gloria Pollard
Arouca NorthRawle Raphael
Arouca SouthGloria Henry
Barataria/San JuanKenneth Butcher
Caroni EastBhoe Tewarie
Chaguanas Winston Dookeran
Couva North Basdeo Panday
Couva South Kelvin Ramnath
Diego Martin Central Leo Des-Vignes
Diego Martin East Anthony Smart
Diego Martin West Margaret Hector
FyzabadArthur Sanderson
La BreaAlbert Richards
LaventilleMuriel Donawa-McDavidson
NaparimaRaymond Roy Palackdharry Singh
NarivaBrinsley Samaroo
OropoucheTrevor Sudama
Ortoire/Mayaro Selwyn Richardson
Point FortinSelby Wilson
Pointe-à-Pierre Oswald Hemlee
Port-of-Spain EastMorris Marshall
Port-of-Spain WestJenson Christopher Fox
Port-of-Spain SouthTheodore Guerra
Princes TownJennifer Johnson
San Fernando East Patrick Manning
San Fernando West Anselm St. George
Siparia Govindra Roopnarine
St Ann's EastLincoln Myers
St Ann's West Eden Shand
St Augustine John Humphery
St Joseph Carson Charles
Tabaquite Nizam Mohammed
Tobago East Arthur N.R. Robinson
Tobago West Pamela Nicholson
Toco/ManzanillaJoseph Toney
Tunapuna Emanuel Hosein

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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, p641