Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1986

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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago in 1986. The result was a resounding victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, whose leader, A.N.R. Robinson, became Prime Minister.

[edit] Results

Party % of vote Seats +/-
National Alliance for Reconstruction 65.8% 33 +23 1
People's National Movement 31.8% 3 -23
National Joint Action Committee 1.5% 0 0
People's Popular Movement 0.1% 0 0
Independents 0.0% 0 0
Rejected votes 0.7% - -
Total 100% 36 0

1 The National Alliance for Reconstruction was a new party, but consisted of an alliance between the United Labour Front, the Democratic Action Congress, the Tapia House Movement and the Organisation for National Reconstruction, which won a combined 10 seats in the 1981 elections.