2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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  2000 10 December 2001 (2001-12-10) 2002  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.1 (Increase2.svg 3.0 pp)
 First partySecond party
  Basdeo Panday.jpg Patrick Manning 2008.jpg
Leader Basdeo Panday Patrick Manning
Party UNC PNM
Leader since30 April 198919 December 1986
Leader's seat Couva North San Fernando East
Last election19 seats, 51.7%16 seats, 46.5%
Seats won
18 / 36
18 / 36
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote279,002260,075
Percentage49.9%46.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.8 pp Steady2.svg 0 pp

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Prime Minister before election

Basdeo Panday
United National Congress

Subsequent Prime Minister

Patrick Manning
People's National Movement

Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2001, [1] after the ruling United National Congress lost its majority in the House of Representatives following four defections. [2] However, the election results saw the UNC and the People's National Movement both win 18 seats. Although the UNC received the most votes, President A. N. R. Robinson nominated PNM leader Patrick Manning as Prime Minister. [3] Voter turnout was 66.1%. [4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United National Congress 279,00249.9018–1
People's National Movement 260,07546.5118+2
National Team Unity 14,2072.540New
National Alliance for Reconstruction 5,8411.040–1
National Democratic Organisation 500.010New
Total559,175100.00360
Valid votes559,17599.50
Invalid/blank votes2,8180.50
Total votes561,993100.00
Registered voters/turnout849,87466.13
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, p631
  3. Nohlen, p631
  4. Nohlen, p641