Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2002

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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002. The elections were held early as the 2001 elections had produced a hung parliament.

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The People's National Movement won just over 50% of the vote and 20 seats in the 36-seat parliament. The remaining 16 seats were won by the main opposition party, the United National Congress won 16 seats. PNM leader Patrick Manning was re-appointed Prime Minister.

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Summary of the 7 October 2002 House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
People's National Movement	308,807	50.7	20
United National Congress	283,656	46.6	16
National Alliance for Reconstruction		1.1	-
Citizens' Alliance		1.0	-
Total (turnout 68%)	608,830	100%	36
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive