1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.30% ( 2.16pp)
Prime Minister before election; Patrick Manning; People's National Movement	Subsequent Prime Minister ; Basdeo Panday; United National Congress

Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995,^[1] after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election.^[2] The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both win 17 seats. Although they had received fewer votes, the UNC was able to form a coalition with the two-seat National Alliance for Reconstruction, allowing UNC leader Basdeo Panday to become the country's first Prime Minister of Indian descent.^[3] Voter turnout was 63.3%.^[2]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's National Movement	256,159	48.76	17	–4
	United National Congress	240,372	45.76	17	+4
	National Alliance for Reconstruction	24,983	4.76	2	0
	Movement for Unity and Progress	2,123	0.40	0	New
	Natural Law Party	1,590	0.30	0	New
	National Transformation Party	83	0.02	0	New
	People's Voice Party	16	0.00	0	New
Total		525,326	100.00	36	0

Valid votes		525,326	99.06
Invalid/blank votes		4,985	0.94
Total votes		530,311	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		837,741	63.30
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ ^a ^b Nohlen, p641
^ Nohlen, p631

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[DN-2] Nohlen, p641

[3] Nohlen, p631

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