1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago

1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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| <- 1956 | 4 December 1961 (1961-12-04) | 1966 ->

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All 30 seats in the Legislative Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 88.1 ( 8.0 pp) [1]
|  | First party  | Second party

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Leader  | Eric Williams | Rudranath Capildeo
Party  | PNM | DLP
Leader since  | 15 January 1956  | 1960
Leader's seat  | Port of Spain South |
Last election  | 13 seats, 39.8%  | –
Seats won  |

20 / 30

10 / 30

Seat change  | 7  | New party
Popular vote  | 190,003  | 138,190
Percentage  | 57.0%  | 41.7%
Swing  |  17.2 pp | New party

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| Premier before election

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

| Subsequent Premier and later Prime Minister

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961.[2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%.[3]

## Results[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| People's National Movement| 190,003| 57.00| 20| +7
| Democratic Labour Party| 138,910| 41.67| 10| +3
| African National Congress| 1,634| 0.49| 0| New
| Butler Party| 1,314| 0.39| 0| –2
| Independents| 1,502| 0.45| 0| –2
Total| 333,363| 100.00| 30| +6
Valid votes| 333,363| 99.96|
Invalid/blank votes| 149| 0.04|
Total votes| 333,512| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 378,511| 88.11|
Source: EBCTT

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nohlen, p639
2. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
3. ^ Nohlen, p639

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