| Election Name: | 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Turnout: | 33.2 (46.9 pp) |
| Leader1: | Eric Williams |
| Colour1: | DC241f |
| Leader Since1: | 15 January 1961 |
| Party1: | PNM |
| Leaders Seat1: | Port of Spain South |
| Last Election1: | 24 seats, 52.4% |
| Seat Change1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 99,723 |
| Percentage1: | 84.1% |
| Swing1: | 31.7 pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent 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 24 May 1971.[1] 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,[2] voter turnout was just 33.2%.[3]