1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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]

1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election

← 1981 15 December 1986 (1986-12-15) 1991 →

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.5 (Increase 9.7 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader A. N. R. Robinson George Chambers
Party NAR PNM
Leader since 1986 30 March 1981
Leader's seat Tobago East St. Ann's East (lost seat)
Last election 10 seats, 43.4% 26 seats, 32.0%
Seats won
33 / 36
3 / 36
Seat change Increase23 Decrease23
Popular vote 380,029 183,635
Percentage 66.3% 32.0%
Swing Increase 22.9 pp Decrease 20.9 pp

Prime Minister before election

George Chambers
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

A. N. R. Robinson
National Alliance for Reconstruction

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Alliance for Reconstruction380,02966.2933+23
People's National Movement183,63532.033–23
National Joint Action Committee8,5921.5000
People's Popular Movement7960.140New
Independents2110.0400
Total573,263100.00360
Valid votes573,26399.30
Invalid/blank votes4,0370.70
Total votes577,300100.00
Registered voters/turnout882,02965.45
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

Elected members

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Constituency NAR PNM
Arima Gloria Pollard
Arouca North Rawle Raphael
Arouca South Gloria Henry
Barataria/San Juan Kenneth Butcher
Caroni East Bhoe Tewarie
Chaguanas Winston Dookeran
Couva North Basdeo Panday
Couva South Kelvin Ramnath
Diego Martin Central Leo Des-Vignes
Diego Martin East Anthony Smart
Diego Martin West Margaret Hector
Fyzabad Arthur Sanderson
La Brea Albert Richards
Laventille Muriel Donawa-McDavidson
Naparima Raymond Roy Palackdharry Singh
Nariva Brinsley Samaroo
Oropouche Trevor Sudama
Ortoire/Mayaro Selwyn Richardson
Point Fortin Selby Wilson
Pointe-à-Pierre Oswald Hemlee
Port-of-Spain East Morris Marshall
Port-of-Spain West Jenson Christopher Fox
Port-of-Spain South Theodore Guerra
Princes Town Jennifer Johnson
San Fernando East Patrick Manning
San Fernando West Anselm St. George
Siparia Govindra Roopnarine
St Ann's East Lincoln Myers
St Ann's West Eden Shand
St Augustine John Humphery
St Joseph Carson Charles
Tabaquite Nizam Mohammed
Tobago East Arthur N.R. Robinson
Tobago West Pamela Nicholson
Toco/Manzanilla Joseph Toney
Tunapuna Emanuel Hosein

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p641