title: 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
text: # 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election
  
  General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 1971. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won all 36 seats. Due to a boycott by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections, voter turnout was just 33.2%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | People's National Movement | 99,723 | 84.14 | 36 | +12 |
  | | Democratic Liberation Party | 14,940 | 12.61 | 0 | New |
  | | African National Congress | 2,864 | 2.42 | 0 | New |
  | | Independents | 997 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 118,524 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 118,524 | 99.94 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 73 | 0.06 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 118,597 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 357,568 | 33.17 | | |
  | Source: Caribbean Elections ||||||
  