1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago October 2020 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election Trinidad and Tobago 1958 parliamentary 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1956 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1966 All 30 seats in the Legislative Council 16 88.1 ( 8.0 pp)Nohlen, p639 1961 12 04 yes Eric Williams (cropped).jpg Eric Williams 15 January 1956 People's National Movement Port of Spain South 13 seats, 39.8% 20 30 People's National Movement 7 190,003 57.0% 17.2 pp Rudranath Capildeo.jpg Rudranath Capildeo 1960 DLP Saint Augustine – 10 30 Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago) New party 138,190 41.7% New party 1961 Trinidad and Tobago election.png Premier Subsequent Premier and later Prime Minister Eric Williams People's National Movement Eric Williams People's National Movement General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%. Results People's National Movement 190003 20 +7 Democratic Labour Party 138910 10 +3 African National Congress 1634 0 New Butler Party 1314 0 –2 Independents 1502 0 –2 149 378511 +6 EBCTTEBCTT References Trinidad and Tobago Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago General election Trinidad and Tobago general election