Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1971

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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.

Boycott

Due to an 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	+/-
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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