1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1986 16 December 1991 (1991-12-16) 1995  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.46% (Increase2.svg 0.01pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Patrick Manning 2008.jpg Basdeo Panday.jpg A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg
Leader Patrick Manning Basdeo Panday A. N. R. Robinson
Party PNM UNC NAR
Last election32.03%, 3 seats66.29%, 33 seats
Seats won21132
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 18NewDecrease2.svg 31
Popular vote233,150151,046127,335
Percentage45.07%29.20%24.62%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.04pp NewDecrease2.svg 41.67pp

Trinidad and Tobago 1991 General Election Results Map Official.png
Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

A. N. R. Robinson
National Alliance for Reconstruction

Subsequent Prime Minister

Patrick Manning
People's National Movement

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 16 December 1991. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 21 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 233,15045.0721+18
United National Congress 151,04629.2013New
National Alliance for Reconstruction 127,33524.622–31
National Joint Action Committee 5,7431.1100
Total517,274100.00360
Valid votes517,27499.47
Invalid/blank votes2,7750.53
Total votes520,049100.00
Registered voters/turnout794,48665.46
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, p641