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1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election
General election in Trinidad and Tobago
General election in Trinidad and Tobago
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election | ||
| country | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| previous_election | 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election | ||
| previous_year | 1981 | ||
| next_election | 1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election | ||
| next_year | 1991 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 36 seats in the House of Representatives | ||
| majority_seats | 19 | ||
| turnout | 65.5 ( 9.7 pp) | ||
| election_date | |||
| <!-- National Alliance for Reconstruction --> | image1 | [[File:A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | A. N. R. Robinson | ||
| colour1 | e25822 | ||
| leader_since1 | 1986 | ||
| party1 | NAR | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Tobago East | ||
| last_election1 | 10 seats, 43.4% | ||
| seats1 | **** | ||
| seat_change1 | 23 | ||
| popular_vote1 | **380,029** | ||
| percentage1 | 66.3% | ||
| swing1 | 22.9 pp | ||
| <!-- People's National Movement --> | image2 | [[File:George Chambers (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | George Chambers | ||
| leader_since2 | 30 March 1981 | ||
| party2 | People's National Movement | ||
| leaders_seat2 | St. Ann's East *(lost seat)* | ||
| last_election2 | 26 seats, 32.0% | ||
| seats2 | |||
| seat_change2 | 23 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 183,635 | ||
| percentage2 | 32.0% | ||
| swing2 | 20.9 pp | ||
| map_image | The official 1986 map for trinidad and tobago.png | ||
| title | Prime Minister | ||
| posttitle | Subsequent Prime Minister | ||
| before_election | George Chambers | ||
| before_party | People's National Movement | ||
| after_election | A. N. R. Robinson | ||
| after_party | National Alliance for Reconstruction |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986. The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.
Results
Elected members
| 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
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p641
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