1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago

1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
← 1966 24 May 1971 (1971-05-24) 1976 →
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.2 (Decrease 46.9 pp)
  First party
 
Leader Eric Williams
Party PNM
Leader since 15 January 1961
Leader's seat Port of Spain South
Last election 24 seats, 52.4%
Seats won
36 / 36
Seat change Increase12
Popular vote 99,723
Percentage 84.1%
Swing Increase 31.7 pp
Prime Minister before election

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 1971.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won all 36 seats. Due to a boycott by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections,[2] voter turnout was just 33.2%.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement99,72384.1436+12
Democratic Liberation Party14,94012.610New
African National Congress2,8642.420New
Independents9970.8400
Total118,524100.00360
Valid votes118,52499.94
Invalid/blank votes730.06
Total votes118,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout357,56833.17
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p630
  3. ^ Nohlen, p640