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Encyclopedia > Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago

Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
Elections in Trinidad and Tobago This Flag is from Fayetteville A.R. File links The following pages link to this file: Kansas City Wizards Organization of American States Trinidad and Tobago Freedom House Caribbean Community Rangers F.C. Southampton F.C. Football World Cup 2006 Columbus Crew New England Revolution List of national flags Gallery... The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a unitary state, with a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the UK, from whom it gained independence in 1962. ...

Political parties - PNM - UNC
NAR - DAC - NTU - CA - DPTT
C4TAP
Defunct parties - DLP - ULF
ONR - Butler Party - PEP - PDP
WFP - Tapia - PDP - NJAC
TLP - POPPG - Communist
Other - Jamaat al Muslimeen - NUFF

Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago. Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Peoples National Movement is the ruling conservative political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The United National Congress (UNC) is one of the major political organisations of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) was the governing party in Trinidad and Tobago from 1986-1991. ... The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago founded by A.N.R. Robinson from the Action Commission of Democratic Citizens (ACDC) in 1971. ... National Team Unity is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago led by Human Rights lawyer and former Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj. ... The Citizens Alliance is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago without parliamentary representation. ... Committee for Transformation and Progress (C4TAP) is a Trinidad and Tobago political party. ... The Democratic Labour Party was the main opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1957 and 1971. ... The United Labour Front is a defunct political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Organisation for National Reconstruction (ONR) was a short-lived political party in Trinidad and Tobago led by Karl Hudson-Phillips and Surujrattan Rambachan. ... The British Empire Citizens and Workers Home Rule Party, Butler Home Rule Party and the Butler Party were a series of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago organised by T.U.B. Butler. ... The Peoples Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Workers and Farmers Party was a Marxist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Peoples Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The National Joint Action Committee is a defunct or inactive Afrocentrist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago, a pro-Albanian marxist-leninist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Jamaat al Muslimeen is a Muslim organisation within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with a membership of predominantly Afro-Trinidadians. ... The National Union of Freedom Fighters (NUFF) was an armed revolutionary group in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...


Trinidad and Tobago elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 36 members (to be increased to 41 seats after the next election), elected for a 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 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 Tobago. Though a term originally coined for presidents of republics, a head of state or chief of state is now universally known as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The Senate is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect someone to a particular office. ... Trinidad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Tobago House of Assembly is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago within the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Tobago is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. ...


Trinidad and Tobago has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. A two-party system is a type of party system where only two political parties have a realistic chance of winning an election. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...


Until 1925 Trinidad and Tobago was directly ruled from Britain as a Crown Colony, although elected Borough Councils existed in Port-of-Spain and San Fernando. The first elections to the Legislative Council took place in 1925. Seven of the thirteen members were elected, the others were nominated by the Governor. 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. 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The City of San Fernando is one of the two cities which exist in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago served as an advisory commission to the Governor in British-ruled Trinidad and Tobago, between 1925 and independence in 1961. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

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Last elections

General Elections were last held on October 7, 2002. The People's National Movement won 20 seats and the United National Congress won 16 seats. PNM leader Patrick Manning was re-appointed Prime Minister. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peoples National Movement is the ruling conservative political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The United National Congress (UNC) is one of the major political organisations of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Patrick Manning Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning (born August 17, 1946) is the current Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago and Political Leader of the Peoples National Movement (PNM). ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives...


2002 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 20 50.7%
United National Congress 16 46.5%
National Alliance for Reconstruction 0 1.1%
Citizens' Alliance 0 1.0%
Rejected ??%

2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peoples National Movement is the ruling conservative political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The United National Congress (UNC) is one of the major political organisations of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) was the governing party in Trinidad and Tobago from 1986-1991. ...

2005 Tobago House of Assembly Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 11 58.4%
Democratic Action Congress 1 40.3%
National Alliance for Reconstruction 0 0.0%
Independents 0 0.0%
Rejected ??%

PNM won; Orville London was re-appointed Chief Secretary. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago founded by A.N.R. Robinson from the Action Commission of Democratic Citizens (ACDC) in 1971. ... the term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ...


Past elections

2001 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction 0 1.1%
People's National Movement 18 46.3%
United National Congress 18 49.7%
Team Unity 0 2.5%
National Democratic Organisation 0 0.0%
Rejected 0.4%

Hung Parliament; Patrick Manning appointed Prime Minister 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... National Team Unity is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago led by Human Rights lawyer and former Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj. ...


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


2000 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction 1 1.2%
People's National Movement 16 46.2%
United National Congress 19 51.5%
People's Empowerment Party 0 0.3%
The Mercy Society 0 0.0%
Independents 0 0.2%
Rejected 0.4%

UNC won; Basdeo Panday re-appointed Prime Minister This article is about the year 2000. ... Basdeo Panday Basdeo Panday (born May 25, 1933) was Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976-1977, 1978-1986, 1989-1995 and 2001-present. ...


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%

1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

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 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


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%

1995 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction 2 4.8%
People's National Movement 17 48.8%
United National Congress 17 45.8%
Natural Law Party 0 0.3%
Movement for Unity and Progress 0 0.4%
National Transformation Movement 0 0.0%
The People's Voice 0 0.0%
Rejected 0.9%

Coalition government between UNC and NAR; Basdeo Panday appointed Prime Minister 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ...


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; 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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%

1991 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction 2 24.4%
People's National Movement 21 44.8%
United National Congress 13 28.9%
National Joint Action Committee 0 1.1%
Independents 0 0.3%
Rejected 0.5%

PNM won; Patrick Manning appointed Prime Minister 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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; 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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%

1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1986 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
National Alliance for Reconstruction 33 65.8%
People's National Movement 3 31.8%
National Joint Action Committee 0 1.5%
People's Popular Movement 0 0.1%
Independents 0 0.0%
Rejected 0.7%

NAR won; A.N.R. Robinson appointed Prime Minister 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (born 16 December 1926 in Calder Hall, Tobago) was President of Trinidad and Tobago from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. ...


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 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago founded by A.N.R. Robinson from the Action Commission of Democratic Citizens (ACDC) in 1971. ...


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%

1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Organisation for National Reconstruction (ONR) was a short-lived political party in Trinidad and Tobago led by Karl Hudson-Phillips and Surujrattan Rambachan. ...

1981 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
Democratic Action Committee 2 3.7%
Organisation for National Reconstruction 0 22.1%
People's National Movement 26 52.6%
United Labour Front 8 15.1%
National Joint Action Committee 0 3.3%
Tapia House Movement 0 2.3%
National Freedom Party 0 0.2%
Fargo House Movement 0 0.0%
People's Republican Party 0 0.0%
Trinidad Labour Party 0 0.0%
West Indian Political Congress Movement 0 0.0%
Independents 0 0.0%
Rejected 0.6%

PNM won; George Chambers re-appointed Prime Minister 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Labour Front is a defunct political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... George Michael Chambers (1928-1997) was the second Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. ...


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 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...


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%

1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

1976 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
Democratic Action Committee 2 6.6%
People's National Movement 24 53.6%
United Labour Front 10 26.9%
Tapia House Movement 0 3.8%
Democratic Liberation Party 0 3.0%
Social Democratic Labour Party 0 1.9%
West Indian National Party 0 0.4%
Liberation Action Party 0 0.3%
United Freedom Party 0 0.3%
National Trinidad and Tobago Party 0 0.0%
Young People's National Party 0 0.0%
Independents 0 0.5%
Rejected 1.2%

PNM won; Eric Williams re-appointed Prime Minister 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Eric Eustace Williams (September 25, 1911 – March 29, 1981) was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. ...


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 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...


1971 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 36 84.1%
Democratic Liberation Party 0 12.6%
African National Congress 0 2.4%
Independents 0 0.8%
Rejected 0.1%

Election boycott; PNM won; Eric Williams re-appointed Prime Minister


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%

1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

1966 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 24 52.4%
Democratic Labour Party 12 34.0%
Liberal Party 0 8.9%
Workers and Farmers Party 0 3.5%
People's Democratic Party 0 0.3%
Butler Party 0 0.2%
Seukeran Independent Party 0 0.2%
Independents 0 0.5%
Rejected 0.1%

PNM won; Eric Williams re-appointed Prime Minister 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Workers and Farmers Party was a Marxist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The British Empire Citizens and Workers Home Rule Party, Butler Home Rule Party and the Butler Party were a series of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago organised by T.U.B. Butler. ...


1961 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 20 57.0%
Democratic Labour Party 10 41.7%
Butler Party 0 0.4%
African National Congress 0 0.5%
Independents 4 0.5%
Rejected 0.0%

PNM won; Eric Williams re-appointed Prime Minister 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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%

1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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%

1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

1956 General Elections

Party Seats Won Votes
People's National Movement 13 38.7%
Butler Party 2 11.4%
People's Democratic Party 5 20.3%
Trinidad Labour Party-National Democratic Party 2 5.0%
Party of Political Progress Groups 0 5.2%
Caribbean National Labour Party 0 1.4%
West Indian Independence Party 0 0.2%
Caribbean People's Democratic Party 0 0.2%
Independents 2 14.9%
Rejected 2.6%

PNM won; Eric Williams appointed Chief Minister 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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). 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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). 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


See also

The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

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 1558763066

External links

  • Electionworld
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive

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