1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election|
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Turnout | 63.30% ( 2.16pp) |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Patrick Manning | Basdeo Panday | A. N. R. Robinson | Party | PNM | UNC | NAR | Last election | 45.07%, 21 seats | 29.20%, 13 seats | 24.62%, 2 seats | Seats won | 17 | 17 | 2 | Seat change | 4 | 4 | | Popular vote | 256,159 | 240,372 | 24,983 | Percentage | 48.76% | 45.76% | 4.76% | Swing | 3.69pp | 16.56pp | 19.86pp | |
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Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995,[1] after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election.[2] The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both win 17 seats. Although they had received fewer votes, the UNC was able to form a coalition with the two-seat National Alliance for Reconstruction, allowing UNC leader Basdeo Panday to become the country's first Prime Minister of Indian descent.[3] Voter turnout was 63.3%.[2]
Results[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| People's National Movement | 256,159 | 48.76 | 17 | –4 |
| United National Congress | 240,372 | 45.76 | 17 | +4 |
| National Alliance for Reconstruction | 24,983 | 4.76 | 2 | 0 |
| Movement for Unity and Progress | 2,123 | 0.40 | 0 | New |
| Natural Law Party | 1,590 | 0.30 | 0 | New |
| National Transformation Party | 83 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| People's Voice Party | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Total | 525,326 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 525,326 | 99.06 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 4,985 | 0.94 | |
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Total votes | 530,311 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 837,741 | 63.30 | |
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Source: Nohlen |
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