1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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  1991 6 November 1995 (1995-11-06) 2000  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.30% (Decrease2.svg 2.16pp)
 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 election45.07%, 21 seats29.20%, 13 seats24.62%, 2 seats
Seats won17172
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 4Steady2.svg
Popular vote256,159240,37224,983
Percentage48.76%45.76%4.76%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.69pp Increase2.svg 16.56pp Decrease2.svg 19.86pp

Trinidad and Tobago 1995 General Election Results Map Official.png

Prime Minister before election

Patrick Manning
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

Basdeo Panday
United National Congress

Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995, [1] after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election. [2] The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both win 17 seats. Although they had received fewer votes, the UNC was able to form a coalition with the two-seat National Alliance for Reconstruction, allowing UNC leader Basdeo Panday to become the country's first Prime Minister of Indian descent. [3] Voter turnout was 63.3%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 256,15948.7617–4
United National Congress 240,37245.7617+4
National Alliance for Reconstruction 24,9834.7620
Movement for Unity and Progress 2,1230.400New
Natural Law Party 1,5900.300New
National Transformation Party 830.020New
People's Voice Party 160.000New
Total525,326100.00360
Valid votes525,32699.06
Invalid/blank votes4,9850.94
Total votes530,311100.00
Registered voters/turnout837,74163.30
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

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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. 1 2 Nohlen, p641
  3. Nohlen, p631