Elections in Trinidad and Tobago

Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago elects on national level a House of Representatives (the Lower House of its legislature). The head of government (the Prime Minister) is chosen from among the elected representatives on the basis of his or her command of the support of the majority of legislators. The Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 41 members, elected for a maximum five year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 31 members: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 so-called Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. The president is elected for a five year term by an electoral college consisting of the members of both houses of Parliament. Other elected bodies include the Local Government bodies in Trinidad (2 cities, 3 boroughs, 8 Regional Corporations) and the Tobago House of Assembly which handles local government in the island of Tobago and is entrenched in the Constitution.

Until 1925 Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony ruled through a pure, unelected Crown Colony system, although elected Borough and Municipal Councils existed in Port of Spain and San Fernando. The first elections to the Legislative Council took place in 1925. Seven of the thirteen unofficial members were elected, six unofficials were nominated by the Governor, and twelve official members sat in the Legislative Council on an ex-officio basis. The Governor had the right to an ordinary vote and an additional casting vote, to break any tie. The franchise was determined by income, property and residence qualifications, and was limited to men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 30. The 1946 elections were the first with universal adult suffrage, during which time there existed an even number of elected and unelected members (excluding the Governor).

Latest elections

Past elections

=1958 Federal Elections=

Party	Seats Won	Votes
People's National Movement	4	47.4%
Democratic Labour Party	6	47.4%
Butler Party	0	4.9%
Independents	0	0.2%
Rejected		1.8%

1950 General Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
Butler Home Rule Party	7	23.4%
Political Progress Groups	2	3.3%
Caribbean Socialist Party	2	12.4%
Trinidad Labour Party	2	7.7%
Trades Union Council	0	4.5%
Independents	6	46.7%
Rejected		4.3%

(A.P.T. James contested and won the Tobago seat on both a Butler Party and CSP ticket; James' votes are only counted in the Butler Party total).

1946 General Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
United Front	3	21.7%
British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party	3	23.7%
Trades Union Council and Caribbean Socialist Party	2	16.1%
Trinidad Labour Party	1	11.7%
Progressive Democratic Party	0	0.4%
Independents	1	30.2%
Rejected		6.1%

(Timothy Roodal contested and won the St. Patrick seat on both a BECWHRP and TLP ticket; Roodal's votes are only counted for the BECWHRP).

Local elections

Trinidad

2003 Local Government Elections

1999 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	0	0.2%
People's National Movement	67	46.3%
United National Congress	57	51.5%
PPM	0	0.0%
Independents	0	1.0%
Rejected		0.9%

1996 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	0	5.6%
People's National Movement	63	43.7%
United National Congress	61	49.9%
Independents	0	0.6%
Rejected		0.8%

1992 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	0	11.0%
People's National Movement	86	50.3%
United National Congress	53	36.9%
Independents	0	0.8%
Rejected		1.0%

1987 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	79	58.5%
People's National Movement	46	39.3%
People's Popular Movement	0	0.1%
Progressive Workers Democrat Movement	0	0.0%
Independents	0	1.6%
Rejected		0.6%

1983 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance	40	34.0%
Organisation for National Reconstruction	26	20.1%
People's National Movement	54	39.1%
National Joint Action Committee	0	5.3%
Curepe United People's Committee	0	0.1%
Independents	0	0.5%
Rejected		0.9%

1980 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
People's National Movement	100	57.8%
United Labour Front	9	31.9%
Point Fortin Vigilante Welfare Group	0	1.3%
Tapia House Movement	0	0.4%
Independents	4	7.6%
Rejected		1.0%

1977 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
Democratic Action Committee	4	6.6%
People's National Movement	69	51.1%
United Labour Front	27	37.8%
Democratic Labour Party	0	1.2%
Tapia House Movement	0	0.3%
Independents	0	2.4%
Rejected		0.7%

1971 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
People's National Movement	90	52.1%
National Progressive Party	1	4.0%
Independents	9	43.8%
Rejected		0.0%

Election boycott

1968 Local Government Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
People's National Movement	68	49.4%
Democratic Labour Party	28	40.0%
United Country Group, St Andrew-St. David	0	0.8%
Independents	4	9.3%
Rejected		0.0%

1959 County Council Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
People's National Movement	34	48.1%
Democratic Labour Party	33	41.6%
Butler Party	2	2.9%
Independents	3	2.7%
Rejected		0.8%

Tobago

2005 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

PNM won; Orville London was re-appointed Chief Secretary.

2001 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	4	38.4%
People's National Movement	8	46.7%
United National Congress	0	7.8%
People's Empowerment Party	0	7.1%
Rejected		--

PNM won; Orville London appointed Chief Secretary

1996 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	10	59.7%
People's National Movement	1	33.4%
Independents	1	6.2%
Rejected		0.7%

NAR won; Hochoy Charles appointed Chief Secretary

1992 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	11	58.2%
People's National Movement	1	36.7%
Independents	0	4.2%
Rejected		0.8%

NAR won;

1988 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction	11	63.5%
People's National Movement	1	35.8%
Independents	0	0.4%
Rejected		0.4%

NAR won;

1984 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
Democratic Action Congress	11	56.6%
People's National Movement	1	41.4%
National Joint Action Committee	0	1.2%
Rejected		0.6%

DAC won; A.N.R Robinson re-appointed Chairman

1980 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party	Seats Won	Votes
Democratic Action Committee	8	52.8%
People's National Movement	4	44.4%
Fargo House Movement	0	0.0%
Rejected		0.6%

DAC won; A.N.R Robinson appointed Chairman

ee also

* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system

References

* Matthias Catón: "Trinidad and Tobago" in: "Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook", vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 627–646 ISBN 0-19-928357-5
* Kirk Meighoo: "Politics in a Half Made Society: Trinidad and Tobago, 1925-2002", 2003 ISBN 1-55876-306-6

External links

* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/t/trinidad/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]

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