1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election|
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9 seats in the Legislative Council 5 seats needed for a majority |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 1 July 1946, alongside local elections. The Butler Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 53%.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| United Front | 37,891 | 29.39 | 3 |
| Butler Party | 28,767 | 22.31 | 3 |
| Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party | 22,191 | 17.21 | 2 |
| Trinidad Labour Party | 1,356 | 1.05 | 0 |
| Progressive Democratic Party | 515 | 0.40 | 0 |
| Independents | 38,198 | 29.63 | 1 |
Total | 128,918 | 100.00 | 9 |
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Valid votes | 128,918 | 93.88 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 8,408 | 6.12 | |
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Total votes | 137,326 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 259,512 | 52.92 | |
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Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections |
Elected members
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p639 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ John Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies
Vol. 21, No. 2, pp184–204