2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago October 2020 2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary 2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election 2000 2002 Trinidad and Tobago general election 2002 All 36 seats in the House of Representatives 19 66.13% ( 3.08 pp) 2001 12 10 yes Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhälä (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday 30 April 1989 United National Congress Couva North 19 seats, 51.7% 18 1 279,002 49.9% 1.8 pp Patrick Manning 2008 (cropped).jpg Patrick Manning 19 December 1986 People's National Movement San Fernando East 16 seats, 46.5% 18 2 260,075 46.5% 0 pp Trinidad and Tobago 2001 General Election Results Map Official.png Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Basdeo Panday United National Congress Patrick Manning People's National Movement Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2001,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 978-0-19-928357-6 after the ruling United National Congress lost its majority in the House of Representatives following four defections.Nohlen, p631 However, the election results saw the UNC and the People's National Movement both win 18 seats. Although the UNC received the most votes, President A. N. R. Robinson nominated PNM leader Patrick Manning as Prime Minister.Nohlen, p631 Voter turnout was 66.1%.Nohlen, p641 Results United National Congress 279002 18 –1 People's National Movement 260075 18 +2 National Team Unity 14207 0 New National Alliance for Reconstruction 5841 0 –1 National Democratic Organisation 50 0 New 2818 849874 0 EBCTT, Nohlen References Trinidad Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago Category:2001 in Trinidad and Tobago Category:December 2001 in North America