General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 1 July 1946, alongside local elections. The Butler Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 53%.[1]
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9 seats in the Legislative Council 5 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Front | 37,891 | 29.39 | 3 | |
| Butler Party | 28,767 | 22.31 | 3 | |
| Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party | 22,191 | 17.21 | 2 | |
| Trinidad Labour Party | 1,356 | 1.05 | 0 | |
| Progressive Democratic Party | 515 | 0.40 | 0 | |
| Independents | 38,198 | 29.63 | 1 | |
| Total | 128,918 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 128,918 | 93.88 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,408 | 6.12 | ||
| Total votes | 137,326 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 259,512 | 52.92 | ||
| Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections | ||||
Elected members
edit| Constituency | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 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[2] | ||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p639 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ 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