1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago

1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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9 seats in the Legislative Council
5 seats needed for a majority
| Party | Leader  | % | Seats

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United Front | Albert Gomes | 23.39%  | 3
Butler Party | A. P. T. James | 22.31%  | 3
TUCSP |  | 17.21%  | 2
Independent | –  | 29.63%  | 1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 October 1946,[1] alongside local elections. The Butler Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 52.9%.[2]

## Results[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| United Front| 37,891| 29.39| 3
| Butler Party| 28,767| 22.31| 3
| Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party| 22,191| 17.21| 2
| Trinidad Labour Party| 1,356| 1.05| 0
| Progressive Democratic Party| 515| 0.40| 0
| Independents| 38,198| 29.63| 1
Total| 128,918| 100.00| 9
Valid votes| 128,918| 93.88|
Invalid/blank votes| 8,408| 6.12|
Total votes| 137,326| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 259,512| 52.92|
Source: Caribbean Elections

### Elected members[edit]

Constituency  | Member  | Party

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Caroni | Clarence Abidh | Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
Eastern Counties | Victor Bryan | Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
North Port of Spain | Albert Gomes | United Front
St George | Chanka Maharaj | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
St Patrick | Timothy Roodal | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
San Fernando | Roy Joseph | United Front
South Port of Spain | Patrick Solomon | United Front
Tobago | A. P. T. James | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
Victoria | Ranjit Kumar | Independent
Source: La Guerre & Girvan[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. ^ Nohlen, p639
3. ^ John Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies Vol. 21, No. 2, pp184–204

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