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| Turnout | 70.1%[1]( 17.2 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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 | +/– | |
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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 | |
| 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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