2002 Trinidad and Tobago general election

2002 Trinidad and Tobago general election
7 October 2002 (2002-10-07)
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.6 ( 3.5pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Patrick Manning Basdeo Panday
Party PNM UNC
Last election 46.5%, 18 seats 49.9%, 18 seats
Seats won 20 16
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 308,762 284,391
Percentage 50.9% 46.9%
Swing 4.4pp 3.0pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Patrick Manning
PNM

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Patrick Manning
PNM

Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002, after People's National Movement leader Patrick Manning had failed to secure a majority in the hung parliament produced by the 2001 elections. This time the PNM was able to secure a majority, winning 20 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 70%.

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