1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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← 1946 | 18 September 1950 (1950-09-18) | 1956 → |
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All 18 seats in the Legislative Council |
Turnout | 70.13 ( 17.21pp) |
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Party | Leader | % | 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. |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950.[1] The Butler Party emerged as the largest in the Legislative Council, winning six of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70%.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 189,998 | 95.72 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 8,492 | 4.28 | |
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Total votes | 198,490 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 283,050 | 70.13 | |
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Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p639