Election Name: | 2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Turnout: | 63.1 (02 pp) |
Leader1: | Basdeo Panday |
Leader Since1: | 30 April 1989 |
Party1: | United National Congress |
Leaders Seat1: | Couva North |
Last Election1: | 17 seats, 45.8% |
Seats1: | |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 307,791 |
Percentage1: | 51.7% |
Swing1: | 5.9 pp |
Leader2: | Patrick Manning |
Leader Since2: | 19 December 1986 |
Party2: | People's National Movement |
Leaders Seat2: | San Fernando East |
Last Election2: | 17 seats, 48.8% |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 276,334 |
Percentage2: | 46.5% |
Swing2: | 2.3 pp |
Leader3: | Anthony Smart |
Colour3: | F35D46 |
Leader Since3: | 1971 |
Party3: | NAR |
Leaders Seat3: | Did not contest |
Last Election3: | 2 seats, 4.8% |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,409 |
Percentage3: | 1.2% |
Swing3: | 3.6 pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Basdeo Panday |
Before Party: | United National Congress |
After Election: | Basdeo Panday |
After Party: | United National Congress |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000.[1] The result was a victory for the United National Congress, which won 19 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 63.1%.[2]