1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago

1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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| <- 1966 | 24 May 1971 (1971-05-24) | 1976 ->

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All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 33.2 ( 46.9 pp)
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Leader  | Eric Williams |
Party  | PNM |
Leader since  | 15 January 1961  |
Leader's seat  | Port of Spain South |
Last election  | 24 seats, 52.4%  |
Seats won  |

36 / 36

Seat change  | 12  |
Popular vote  | 99,723 |
Percentage  | 84.1%  |
Swing  |  31.7 pp |

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| Prime Minister before election

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

| Subsequent Prime Minister

Eric Williams
People's National Movement

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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]

## Results

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Party| 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

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. ^ Nohlen, p630
3. ^ Nohlen, p640

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