| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Turnout: | 56.43% |
| Image1: | George Chambers (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | George Chambers |
| Leader Since1: | 30 March 1981 |
| Party1: | People's National Movement |
| Leaders Seat1: | St. Ann's East |
| Last Election1: | 54.23%, 24 seats |
| Seats1: | |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 218,557 |
| Percentage1: | 52.95% |
| Swing1: | 1.28pp |
| Leader2: | Basdeo Panday |
| Colour2: | aaa9ad |
| Leader Since2: | 1975 |
| Party2: | ULF |
| Alliance2: | National Alliance |
| Alliance2 Name: | no |
| Leaders Seat2: | Couva North |
| Last Election2: | 27.17%, 10 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,781 |
| Percentage2: | 15.21% |
| Swing2: | 11.96pp |
| Image3: | A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg |
| Leader3: | A. N. R. Robinson |
| Colour3: | aa00d4 |
| Leader Since3: | 1971 |
| Party3: | DAC |
| Alliance3: | National Alliance |
| Alliance3 Name: | no |
| Leaders Seat3: | Tobago East |
| Last Election3: | 8.20%, 2 seats |
| Popular Vote3: | 15,390 |
| Percentage3: | 3.73% |
| Swing3: | 4.47pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | George Chambers |
| Before Party: | People's National Movement |
| After Election: | George Chambers |
| After Party: | People's National Movement |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.[2]