1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election
16 December 1991 (1991-12-16)
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.46% (Increase 0.01pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Patrick Manning Basdeo Panday A. N. R. Robinson
Party PNM UNC NAR
Last election 32.03%, 3 seats – 66.29%, 33 seats
Seats won 21 13 2
Seat change Increase 18 New Decrease 31
Popular vote 233,150 151,046 127,335
Percentage 45.07% 29.20% 24.62%
Swing Increase 13.04pp New Decrease 41.67pp
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 Movement233,15045.0721+18
United National Congress151,04629.2013New
National Alliance for Reconstruction127,33524.622–31
National Joint Action Committee5,7431.1100
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
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