1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

none October 2020 Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1966 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1976 All 36 seats in the House of Representatives 19 33.2 ( 46.9pp) 1971 05 24 yes Eric Williams (cropped).jpg Eric Williams People's National Movement 52.4%, 24 seats, 36 12 99,723 84.1% 31.7pp 1971 Trinidad and Tobago election.png Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Eric Williams People's National Movement Eric Williams People's National Movement General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 1971.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 all 36 seats. Due to a boycott by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections,Nohlen, p630 voter turnout was just 33%.Nohlen, p640 Results People's National Movement 99723 36 +12 Democratic Liberation Party 14940 0 New African National Congress 2864 0 New Independents 997 0 0 73 0 357568 EBCTT, Caribbean Elections References Trinidad Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago General Trinidad and Tobago general election