1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 October 1946,[1] alongside local elections. The British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 83.9%.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| United Front | 37,891 | 29.4 | 3 |
| British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party | 28,767 | 22.3 | 3 |
| Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party | 22,191 | 17.2 | 2 |
| Trinidad Labour Party | 1,356 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Progressive Democratic Party | 515 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Independents | 38,198 | 29.6 | 1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,408 | – | – |
| Total | 137,281 | 100 | 9 |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Elected members
| Constituency | Member | Party |
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| Caroni | Clarence Abidh | Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party |
| Eastern Counties | Victor Bryan | Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party |
| North Port of Spain | Albert Gomes | United Front |
| St George | Chanka Maharaj | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party |
| St Patrick | Timothy Roodal | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party |
| San Fernando | Roy Joseph | United Front |
| South Port of Spain | Patrick Solomon | United Front |
| Tobago | A. P. T. James | British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party |
| Victoria | Ranjit Kumar | Independent |
| Source: La Guerre & Girvan[3] | ||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p639
- John Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies Vol. 21, No. 2, pp184–204
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