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1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election All 18 seats in the Legislative Council Turnout 70.1%[1] ( 17.2 pp )
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950.[2] The result was a victory for the Butler Party , which won 6 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70.1%.[3]
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
References [ ]
^ Nohlen, p639
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p639
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