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These elections resulted in an 18–18 tie between the PNM and the UNC, and President Arthur N. R. Robinson appointed Manning as Prime Minister. Manning was unable to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives , but won an outright majority in new elections held in 2002 and again in 2007, before losing power in 2010.
A total of 127 candidates contested the election for 17 different political parties, with another five running as independents. The PNM was the only party to contest all 41 seats, and only two other parties contested more than half the seats; the United National Congress ran in 28 and the ILP in 26.
A NACTA poll shortly after the election date was announced, found that, as in most previous elections, only PNM and UNC would play a role. [64] An HHB poll published July 25 in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian found the ruling PNM at 53% and the UNC at 44%. [65] A NACTA poll from July 25, however, saw the UNC one percentage point ahead. [66]
In the 1995 general election, the UNC won 17 of 36 seats and formed a coalition government with the NAR which won 2 seats. In exchange for his support, NAR Political Leader A. N. R. Robinson was first appointed Minister Extraordinaire and then elected President in 1997. Two PNM MPs defected and supported the UNC as independent members.
Political parties registered with the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) can contest the general election as a party. [7]The leader of the party commanding a majority of support in the House of Representatives is the person who is called on by the president to form a government as Prime Minister, while the leader of the largest party or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of ...
The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on April 16, 2010, via a press release. The election was called over two years earlier than required by law. [1] Polls showing that the UNC-led opposition coalition was likely to win the election were confirmed by the subsequent results. [2]
North Carolina U.S. House Election Results See our complete North Carolina U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: District 1
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995, [1] after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election. [2] The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both win 17 seats.