1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950. The result was a victory for the Butler Party, which won 6 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70.1%.

1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election

18 September 1950 (1950-09-18)
All 18 seats in the Legislative Council
Turnout	70.1%( 17.2 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– Butler Party Tubal Uriah Butler 22.1 6 +3 TUCSP 10.5 1 −1 Labour Party A. P. T. James 7.9 2 +2 POPPG Albert Gomes 3.4 2 New CSP Patrick Solomon 2.4 1 New Independents – 49.0 6 +5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Subsequent Chief Minister Albert Gomes (Party of Political Progress Groups)

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Butler Party	41,928	22.07	6	+3
	Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party	19,917	10.48	1	–1
	Trinidad Labour Party	14,992	7.89	2	+2
	Trade Union Council	9,025	4.75	0	New
	Party of Political Progress Groups	6,507	3.42	2	New
	Caribbean Socialist Party	4,529	2.38	1	New
	Independents	93,100	49.00	6	+5
Total		189,998	100.00	18	+9
Valid votes		189,998	95.72
Invalid/blank votes		8,492	4.28
Total votes		198,490	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		283,050	70.13
Source: Nohlen