1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Trinidad and Tobago
← 1938 1 July 1946 1950 →
9 seats in the Legislative Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
United Front Albert Gomes 23.39 3
Butler Party A. P. T. James 22.31 3
TUCSP 17.21 2
Independents – 29.63 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 1 July 1946, alongside local elections. The Butler Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 53%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
United Front37,89129.393
Butler Party28,76722.313
Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party22,19117.212
Trinidad Labour Party1,3561.050
Progressive Democratic Party5150.400
Independents38,19829.631
Total128,918100.009
Valid votes128,91893.88
Invalid/blank votes8,4086.12
Total votes137,326100.00
Registered voters/turnout259,51252.92
Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections

Elected members

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Constituency Member Party
Caroni Clarence Abidh Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
Eastern Counties Victor Bryan Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party
North Port of Spain Albert Gomes United Front
St George Chanka Maharaj British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
St Patrick Timothy Roodal British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
San Fernando Roy Joseph United Front
South Port of Spain Patrick Solomon United Front
Tobago A. P. T. James British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party
Victoria Ranjit Kumar Independent
Source: La Guerre & Girvan[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p639 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ John Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies Vol. 21, No. 2, pp184–204
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