2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1995 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11) 2001  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.1% (Decrease2.svg 0.2pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Basdeo Panday.jpg Patrick Manning 2008.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Basdeo Panday Patrick Manning Anthony Smart
Party UNC PNM NAR
Last election45.8%, 17 seats48.8%, 17 seats4.8%, 2 seats
Seats won19161
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote307,791276,3347,409
Percentage51.7%46.5%1.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.9pp Decrease2.svg 2.3pp Decrease2.svg 3.6pp

Trinidad and Tobago 2000 General Election Results Map Official.png
Results by constiuency

Prime Minister before election

Basdeo Panday
UNC

Subsequent Prime Minister

Basdeo Panday
UNC

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000. [1] The result was a victory for the United National Congress, which won 19 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 63%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United National Congress 307,79151.7419+2
People's National Movement 276,33446.4516–1
National Alliance for Reconstruction 7,4091.251–1
People's Empowerment Party 2,0710.350New
The Mercy Society 1420.020New
Independents1,1280.190New
Total594,875100.00360
Valid votes594,87599.56
Invalid/blank votes2,6500.44
Total votes597,525100.00
Registered voters/turnout947,68963.05
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