1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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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]
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Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's National Movement | 99,723 | 84.14 | 36 | +12 | |
Democratic Liberation Party | 14,940 | 12.61 | 0 | New | |
African National Congress | 2,864 | 2.42 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 997 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 118,524 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 118,524 | 99.94 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 73 | 0.06 | |||
Total votes | 118,597 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 357,568 | 33.17 | |||
Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p630
- ^ Nohlen, p640