Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1981
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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago
on 9 November 1981. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement
, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
on 9 November 1981. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement
People's National Movement
The People's National Movement is the present-day opposition political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years. After the death of Williams in 1981 George Chambers led the party...
, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Movement People's National Movement The People's National Movement is the present-day opposition political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years. After the death of Williams in 1981 George Chambers led the party... |
218,557 | 52.9 | 26 | |
| Organisation for National Reconstruction Organisation for National Reconstruction The Organisation for National Reconstruction was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party received the second-highest number of votes in the 1981 general elections, but failed to win a seat... |
91,704 | 22.2 | 0 | New |
| United Labour Front United Labour Front The United Labour Front was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago and the main opposition party between 1976 and 1986.-History:The party was established in 1975 by union leaders in an attempt to unify the mainly black workers in the oil industry with the mainly Indian workers in the sugar... |
62,781 | 15.2 | 8 | |
| Democratic Action Congress Democratic Action Congress The Democratic Action Congress was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago.-History:The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally a autonomist party. It first contested general elections in 1976, in which it won both Tobago seats, taken by Robinson and... |
15,390 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 |
| National Joint Action Committee National Joint Action Committee The National Joint Action Committee is a black nationalist political party in Trinidad and Tobago.-History:The party was established in February 1969 by Makandal Daaga , who was dissatisfied with the fact that most businesses in Trinidad at the time were owned by the white minority... |
13,710 | 3.3 | 0 | New |
| Tapia House Movement Tapia House Movement The Tapia House Movement was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It first contested national elections in 1976, when it finished fourth with 3.9% of the vote, but failed to win a seat... |
9,401 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| National Freedom Party National Freedom Party (Trinidad and Tobago) The National Freedom Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1981 general elections, but received just 864 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.... |
864 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Fargo House Movement Fargo House Movement The Fargo House Movement was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1981 general elections, but received just 143 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.... |
143 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| West Indian Political Congress Movement West Indian Political Congress Movement The West Indian Political Congress Movement was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1981 general elections, but received just 130 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.... |
130 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Trinidad Labour Party Trinidad Labour Party The Trinidad Labour Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Formed in in 1924 when the Trinidad Workingmen's Association changed its name, it was the country's first party.-History:... |
34 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| People's Republican Party People's Republican Party (Trinidad and Tobago) The People's Republican Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1981 general elections, but received just 25 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.... |
25 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,638 | – | – | – |
| Total | 415,416 | 100 | 36 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||