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1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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{{Politics of Trinidad and Tobago}}General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 September 1956.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 13 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 80.1%.^[2]

A notable contest was the Tunapuna seat, where former West Indies cricketer Learie Constantine representing the PNM fought Radio Trinidad announcer Surujpat Mathura in the seat of Tunapuna; Constantine won.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
People's National Movement	105,513	39.8	13	New
People's Democratic Party	55,148	20.8	5	New
British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party	104,242	39.4	2	-4
Caribbean National Labour Party			0	New
Caribbean People's Democratic Party			0	New
Party of Political Progress Groups			0	-2
Progressive Democratic Party			0	New
Trinidad Labour Party-National Development Party			2	0
West Indian Independence Party			0	New
Independents			2	-4
Invalid/blank votes	6,991	–	–	–
Total	271,534	100	24	+6
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}}
2. ^Nohlen, p639

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