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1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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Field	Value
country	Trinidad and Tobago
previous_election	1938
next_election	1950
seats_for_election	13 seats in the Legislative Council
majority_seats	7
election_date	1 July 1946
first_election	yes
leader1	Albert Gomes
colour1	#faf333
party1	United Front
seats1	3
percentage1	23.39
leader2	A. P. T. James
party2	Butler Party
seats2	3
percentage2	22.31
colour3	#F0001C
party3	TUCSP
seats3	2
percentage3	17.21
leader4	–
party4	Independents
seats4	1
percentage4	29.63
map	1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency

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%.

Results

Elected members

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 & GirvanJohn Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p639 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
[https://ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/Report-on-the-Legislative-Council-General-Elections-1946-1st-July-1946.pdf EBCTT]
[http://www.caribbeanelections.com/tt/elections/tt_results_1946.asp Caribbean Elections]

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