1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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18 September 1950 (1950-09-18)

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All 18 seats in the Legislative Council

Turnout

70.13 (

17.21pp)

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Butler Party	Tubal Uriah Butler	22.07	6	+3
TUCSP		10.48	1	−1
Labour Party	A. P. T. James	7.89	2	+2
POPPG	Albert Gomes	3.42	2	New
CSP	Patrick Solomon	2.38	1	New
Independents	–	49.00	6	+5

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

	Subsequent Chief Minister
	Albert Gomes POPPG

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950. The Butler Party emerged as the largest in the Legislative Council, winning six of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70%.

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

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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