1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election
# 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | People's National Movement | 218,557 | 52.95 | 26 | +2 |
| | Organisation for National Reconstruction | 91,704 | 22.22 | 0 | New |
| | United Labour Front | 62,781 | 15.21 | 8 | –2 |
| | Democratic Action Congress | 15,390 | 3.73 | 2 | 0 |
| | National Joint Action Committee | 13,710 | 3.32 | 0 | New |
| | Tapia House Movement | 9,401 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 864 | 0.21 | 0 | New |
| | Fargo House Movement | 143 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | West Indian Political Congress Movement | 130 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Trinidad Labour Party | 34 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | People's Republican Party | 25 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 39 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 412,778 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 412,778 | 99.36 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,638 | 0.64 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 415,416 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 736,104 | 56.43 | | |
| Source: Nohlen ||||||
