1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election explained

Election Name:1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Previous Year:1981
Next Election:1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Next Year:1991
Seats For Election:All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:19
Turnout:65.5 (9.7 pp)
Leader1:A. N. R. Robinson
Colour1:e25822
Leader Since1:1986
Party1:NAR
Leaders Seat1:Tobago East
Last Election1:10 seats, 43.4%
Seats1:
Seat Change1:23
Popular Vote1:380,029
Percentage1:66.3%
Swing1: 22.9 pp
Leader2:George Chambers
Leader Since2:30 March 1981
Party2:People's National Movement
Leaders Seat2:St. Ann's East (lost seat)
Last Election2:26 seats, 32.0%
Seat Change2:23
Popular Vote2:183,635
Percentage2:32.0%
Swing2: 20.9 pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:George Chambers
Before Party:People's National Movement
After Election:A. N. R. Robinson
After Party:National Alliance for Reconstruction

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986.[1] The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.[2]

Results

Elected members

ConstituencyNARPNM
ArimaGloria Pollard
Arouca NorthRawle Raphael
Arouca SouthGloria Henry
Barataria/San JuanKenneth Butcher
Caroni EastBhoe Tewarie
Chaguanas
Couva North
Couva SouthKelvin Ramnath
Diego Martin Central
Diego Martin East
Diego Martin WestMargaret Hector
FyzabadArthur Sanderson
La BreaAlbert Richards
LaventilleMuriel Donawa-McDavidson
NaparimaRaymond Roy Palackdharry Singh
NarivaBrinsley Samaroo
OropoucheTrevor Sudama
Ortoire/Mayaro
Point FortinSelby Wilson
Pointe-à-PierreOswald Hemlee
Port-of-Spain EastMorris Marshall
Port-of-Spain WestJenson Christopher Fox
Port-of-Spain SouthTheodore Guerra
Princes TownJennifer Johnson
San Fernando East
San Fernando WestAnselm St. George
SipariaGovindra Roopnarine
St Ann's EastLincoln Myers
St Ann's WestEden Shand
St AugustineJohn Humphery
St Joseph
TabaquiteNizam Mohammed
Tobago East
Tobago WestPamela Nicholson
Toco/ManzanillaJoseph Toney
TunapunaEmanuel Hosein

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen, p641