615:
41:
132:
255:
218:
101:
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903:
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893:
888:
883:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
757:
581:
17:
603:
968:
406:
611:
963:
627:
518:
297:
278:
86:
332:
by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections, voter turnout was just 33.2%.
596:
1016:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
675:
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655:
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640:
635:
72:
55:
1011:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
589:
555:
1021:
990:
878:
862:
857:
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847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
772:
619:
364:
325:
307:
289:
156:
522:
982:
8:
614:
321:
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259:
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303:
285:
178:
144:
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Elections in the
Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
324:on 24 May 1971. The result was a victory for the
1003:
273:
597:
604:
590:
18:Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1971
33:1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
27:General election in Trinidad and Tobago
14:
1004:
585:
503:
490:
477:
464:
344:
328:, which won all 36 seats. Due to a
24:
25:
1033:
537:
1017:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
620:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
613:
254:
253:
217:
216:
130:
100:
99:
39:
1012:1971 elections in the Caribbean
320:General elections were held in
569:
560:
90:19 seats needed for a majority
13:
1:
530:
7:
1022:1971 in Trinidad and Tobago
386:Democratic Liberation Party
10:
1038:
365:People's National Movement
335:
326:People's National Movement
308:People's National Movement
290:People's National Movement
981:
871:
765:
756:
626:
516:
512:
504:Registered voters/turnout
499:
486:
473:
460:
443:
407:African National Congress
356:
353:
350:
347:
271:
112:
94:
83:
49:
37:
87:House of Representatives
983:West Indies elections
61:24 May 1971
85:All 36 seats in the
523:Caribbean Elections
478:Invalid/blank votes
341:
322:Trinidad and Tobago
187:Last election
179:Port of Spain South
175:Leader's seat
34:
340:
228:Popular vote
165:Leader since
32:
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998:
977:
976:
628:General elections
556:978-0-19-928357-6
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527:
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266:
213:Seat change
79:
78:
16:(Redirected from
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190:24 seats, 52.4%
168:15 January 1961
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867:
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561:
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533:
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544:Dieter Nohlen
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54:←
53:
52:
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36:
30:
19:
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680:
575:Nohlen, p640
571:
566:Nohlen, p630
562:
547:
539:
427:Independents
319:
302:
295:
284:
277:
231:
120:First party
60:
29:
491:Total votes
465:Valid votes
296:Subsequent
240:Percentage
1006:Categories
969:2021 (Dec)
964:2021 (Jan)
531:References
65:1971-05-24
766:Trinidad
517:Source:
550:, p635
546:(2005)
507:357,568
494:118,597
468:118,524
447:118,524
336:Results
330:boycott
203:36 / 36
141:Leader
127:
117:
95:Turnout
63: (
872:Tobago
554:
497:100.00
450:100.00
390:14,940
369:99,723
250:Swing
243:84.1%
232:99,723
153:Party
98:33.2 (
519:EBCTT
510:33.17
471:99.94
444:Total
411:2,864
393:12.61
372:84.14
354:Seats
348:Votes
345:Party
258:31.7
104:46.9
991:1958
959:2017
954:2013
949:2009
944:2005
939:2001
934:1996
929:1992
924:1988
919:1984
914:1980
909:1977
904:1971
899:1968
894:1959
889:1956
884:1953
879:1946
863:2023
858:2019
853:2016
848:2013
843:2010
838:2003
833:1999
828:1996
823:1992
818:1989
813:1983
808:1980
803:1977
798:1971
793:1968
788:1959
783:1956
778:1953
773:1946
747:Next
741:2020
736:2015
731:2010
726:2007
721:2002
716:2001
711:2000
706:1995
701:1991
696:1986
691:1981
686:1976
681:1971
676:1966
671:1961
666:1956
661:1950
656:1946
651:1938
646:1933
641:1928
636:1925
552:ISBN
484:0.06
433:0.84
414:2.42
73:1976
56:1966
430:997
420:New
399:New
378:+12
357:+/–
221:12
157:PNM
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