1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election

none January 2017 January 2017 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg parliamentary 1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1950 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1961 All 24 seats in the Legislative Council 80.09% (9.96pp) 1956 09 24 yes Eric Williams (cropped).jpg Eric Williams 1955 People's National Movement 13 39.75% BhadaseSaganMaraj.jpg Bhadase Sagan Maraj 1953 PDP 5 20.85% Tubal Uriah Butler Butler Party 6 2 1936 11.75% A. P. T. James TLP–NDP 2 2 5.18% Trinidad and Tobago 1956 election.png Chief Minister Subsequent Chief Minister Albert Gomes (Party of Political Progress Groups) Eric Williams (People's National Movement) General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 September 1956.Dieter Nohlen Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook, Vol. I Oxford University Press New York 2005 0-19-928357-5 635 129 candidates from nine political parties contested for 24 seats in the legislative council.Trinidad and Tobago General Election Results 1956 http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tt/elections/tt_results_1956.asp Caribbean Elections 21 October 2020 24 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180924033802/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tt/elections/tt_results_1956.asp dead The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 13 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 80.1%.Nohlen, p639 In one of the biggest races in the 1956 general election, West Indies cricketer Learie Constantine of the PNM defeated Radio Trinidad announcer Surujpat Mathura of the PDP in Tunapuna.https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/constantine-learie Constantine, Learie Encyclopedia.com 2021-05-15 Results People's National Movement 105153 13 New People's Democratic Party 55148 5 New Butler Party 31071 2 –4 Party of Political Progress Groups 14019 0 –2 Trinidad Labour Party–National Development Party 13692 2 0 Caribbean National Labour Party 3864 0 New Caribbean People's Democratic Party 627 0 New West Indian Independence Party 446 0 New Independents 40523 2 –4 6991 +6 339028 Elections and Boundaries CommissionElections and Boundaries Commission References Trinidad Category:1956 in Trinidad and Tobago Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago Category:September 1956 in North America