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House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 29 January 2001 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement won eight seats with 46.73% of the vote, while the governing National Alliance for Reconstruction won four seats with 38.44% of the vote.[1] This election is the only time to date that the United National Congress participated in an election in Tobago.
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All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 60.13% ( 16.23pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Tobago Council of the People's National Movement | 10,500 | 46.73 | +13.09 | 8 | +7 | |
| National Alliance for Reconstruction | 8,637 | 38.44 | –21.66 | 4 | –6 | |
| United National Congress | 1,757 | 7.82 | New | 0 | New | |
| People's Empowerment Party | 1,575 | 7.01 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 22,469 | 100.00 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,469 | 99.34 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 150 | 0.66 | ||||
| Total votes | 22,619 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,616 | 60.13 | ||||
| Source: EBC[2] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 29th January, 2001" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 29 May 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2021.