1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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.
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Boycott
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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| People's National Movement | 99,723 | 84.1 | 36 | +12 |
| Democratic Labour Party | 14,940 | 12.6 | 0 | -12 |
| African National Congress | 2,864 | 2.4 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 997 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 73 | – | – | – |
| Total | 118,597 | 100 | 36 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p630
- Nohlen, p640
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