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1996 Tobago House of Assembly election

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1996 Tobago House of Assembly election

← 1992 9 December 1996 2001 →

All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.90% (Decrease 12.79pp)
  First party Second party
 
NAR
PNM
Leader Hochoy Charles Patrick Manning
Party National Alliance for Reconstruction PNM
Leader since 19 December 1986
Leader's seat Moriah/Parlatuvier None[a]
Last election 58.24%, 11 seats 36.74%, 1 seat
Seats won
10 / 12
1 / 12
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 8,973 12,137
Percentage 60.10% 33.64%
Swing Increase 1.86pp Decrease 3.10pp

Chairman before election

Lennox Denoon
NAR

Elected Chief Secretary

Hochoy Charles
NAR

House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 9 December 1996 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The governing National Alliance for Reconstruction won ten seats with 60.1% of the vote, while the People's National Movement won one seat with 33.64% of the vote. Independent candidate (and former NAR member) Deborah Moore-Miggins won a seat in Bethel/Patience Hill.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
National Alliance for Reconstruction8,97360.10+1.8610–1
People's National Movement5,02333.64–3.1010
Independents9356.26+2.021+1
Total14,931100.00120
Valid votes14,93199.31
Invalid/blank votes1030.69
Total votes15,034100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,24543.90
Source: EBC[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Manning represented San Fernando East in the national House of Representatives

References

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  1. ^ "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 9th December, 1996" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 March 1997. Retrieved 13 December 2021.