| Election Name: | 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Flag Year: | 1961 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Turnout: | 88.1 (8.0 pp) [1] |
| Image1: | Eric Williams (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Eric Williams |
| Leader Since1: | 15 January 1956 |
| Party1: | People's National Movement |
| Leaders Seat1: | Port of Spain South |
| Last Election1: | 13 seats, 39.8% |
| Seats1: | |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,003 |
| Percentage1: | 57.0% |
| Swing1: | 17.2 pp |
| Leader2: | Rudranath Capildeo |
| Leader Since2: | 1960 |
| Party2: | DLP |
| Last Election2: | – |
| Seat Change2: | New party |
| Popular Vote2: | 138,190 |
| Percentage2: | 41.7% |
| Swing2: | New party |
| Premier | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Premier and later Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Eric Williams |
| Before Party: | People's National Movement |
| After Election: | Eric Williams |
| After Party: | People's National Movement |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961.[2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%.[3]