1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election

18 September 1950 (1950-09-18)
All 18 seats in the Legislative Council
Turnout	70.1%( 17.2 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Butler Party Tubal Uriah Butler 22.1 6 +3 TUCSP 10.5 1 −1 Labour Party A. P. T. James 7.9 2 +2 POPPG Albert Gomes 3.4 2 New CSP Patrick Solomon 2.4 1 New Independents – 49.0 6 +5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Subsequent Chief Minister Albert Gomes (Party of Political Progress Groups)

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 18 September 1950. The result was a victory for the Butler Party, which won 6 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 70.1%.

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