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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 63.1%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| United National Congress | 307,791 | 51.74 | 19 | +2 | |
| People's National Movement | 276,334 | 46.45 | 16 | –1 | |
| National Alliance for Reconstruction | 7,409 | 1.25 | 1 | –1 | |
| People's Empowerment Party | 2,071 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |
| The Mercy Society | 142 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,128 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 594,875 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 594,875 | 99.56 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,650 | 0.44 | |||
| Total votes | 597,525 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 947,689 | 63.05 | |||
| Source: EBCTT, Nohlen | |||||
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