2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000.^[1] The result was a victory for the United National Congress, which won 19 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 63%.^[2]

2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election

← 1995 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11) 2001 →
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.1% ( 0.2pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Basdeo Panday Patrick Manning Anthony Smart Party UNC PNM NAR Last election 45.8%, 17 seats 48.8%, 17 seats 4.8%, 2 seats Seats won 19 16 1 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 307,791 276,334 7,409 Percentage 51.7% 46.5% 1.2% Swing 5.9pp 2.3pp 3.6pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Basdeo Panday UNC Subsequent Prime Minister Basdeo Panday UNC

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United National Congress	307,791	51.74	19	+2
	People's National Movement	276,334	46.45	16	–1
	National Alliance for Reconstruction	7,409	1.25	1	–1
	People's Empowerment Party	2,071	0.35	0	New
	The Mercy Society	142	0.02	0	New
	Independents	1,128	0.19	0	New
Total		594,875	100.00	36	0
Valid votes		594,875	99.56
Invalid/blank votes		2,650	0.44
Total votes		597,525	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		947,689	63.05
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen