Early general elections were held in

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on 10 December 2001, Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 after the ruling

United National Congress The United National Congress ( UNC or UNCTT) is one of two major political parties in Trinidad and Tobago and the current parliamentary opposition. The UNC is a Centre-left politics, centre-left party. It was founded in 1989 by Basdeo Panday, a ...

lost its majority in the House of Representatives following four defections. However, the election results saw the UNC and the

People's National Movement The People's National Movement (PNM) is the longest-serving and oldest active political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party has dominated national and local politics for much of Trinidad and Tobago's history, contesting all elections sinc ...

both win 18 seats. Although the UNC received the most votes, President

A. N. R. Robinson Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third Prime ...

nominated PNM leader Patrick Manning as Prime Minister.Nohlen, p631 Voter turnout was 66.1%.Nohlen, p641

Results

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