Election Name: | 1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Previous Year: | 1986 |
Next Election: | 1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Turnout: | 65.5 (pp) |
Leader1: | Patrick Manning |
Leader Since1: | 19 December 1986 |
Party1: | People's National Movement |
Leaders Seat1: | San Fernando East |
Last Election1: | 3 seats, 32.0% |
Seats1: | |
Seat Change1: | 18 |
Popular Vote1: | 233,150 |
Percentage1: | 45.1% |
Swing1: | 13.1 pp |
Leader2: | Basdeo Panday |
Leader Since2: | 30 April 1989 |
Party2: | United National Congress |
Leaders Seat2: | Couva North |
Last Election2: | New party |
Seat Change2: | New party |
Popular Vote2: | 151,046 |
Percentage2: | 29.2% |
Swing2: | New party |
Leader3: | A. N. R. Robinson |
Colour3: | F35D46 |
Leader Since3: | 1971 |
Party3: | NAR |
Leaders Seat3: | Tobago East |
Last Election3: | 33 seats, 66.3% |
Seat Change3: | 31 |
Popular Vote3: | 127,335 |
Percentage3: | 24.6% |
Swing3: | 41.7 pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
Before Election: | A. N. R. Robinson |
Before Party: | National Alliance for Reconstruction |
After Election: | Patrick Manning |
After Party: | People's National Movement |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 16 December 1991.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 21 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.[2]