Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2001

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Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2001, after the ruling United National Congress lost its majority in the House of Representatives following four defections. However, the election results saw the UNC and the People's National Movement both win 18 seats. Although the UNC received the most votes, President A. N. R. Robinson nominated PNM leader Patrick Manning as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 66.1%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
United National Congress	279,002	49.9	18	-1
People's National Movement	260,075	46.5	18	+2
National Team Unity	14,207	2.5	0	New
National Alliance for Reconstruction	5,841	1.0	0	-1
National Democratic Organisation	50	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	2,818	–	–	–
Total	561,993	100	36	0
Source: Nohlen