1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's National Movement	218,557	52.9	26	+2
Organisation for National Reconstruction	91,704	22.2	0	New
United Labour Front	62,781	15.2	8	-2
Democratic Action Congress	15,390	3.7	2	0
National Joint Action Committee	13,710	3.3	0	New
Tapia House Movement	9,401	2.3	0	0
National Freedom Party	864	0.2	0	New
Fargo House Movement	143	0.0	0	New
West Indian Political Congress Movement	130	0.0	0	New
Trinidad Labour Party	34	0.0	0	New
People's Republican Party	25	0.0	0	New
Independents	39	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	2,638	–	–	–
Total	415,416	100	36	0
Source: Nohlen

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p640