Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1961

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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's National Movement	190,003	57.0	20	+7
Democratic Labour Party	138,910	41.7	10	+3
African National Congress	1,634	0.5	0	New
British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party	1,314	0.4	0	-2
Other parties	1,502	0.4	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	149	–	–	–
Total	333,512	100	30	+6
Source: Nohlen

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p639

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