1984 Tobago House of Assembly election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/50px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png)
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All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 70.11% ( 3.87pp) |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | A. N. R. Robinson | George Chambers | Party | DAC | PNM | Leader since | 1971 | 1981 | Leader's seat | Roxborough/Delaford | None[a] | Last election | 53.14%, 8 seats | 44.65%, 4 seats | Seats won | | | Seat change | 3 | 3 | Popular vote | 11,189 | 8,200 | Percentage | 56.90% | 41.70% | Swing | 3.76pp | 2.95pp | |
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House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 26 November 1984 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The governing Democratic Action Congress won eleven seats with 56.9% of the votes, while the People's National Movement won one seat with 41.7% of the vote.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Action Congress | 11,189 | 56.90 | +3.76 | 11 | +3 |
| People's National Movement | 8,200 | 41.70 | –2.95 | 1 | –3 |
| National Joint Action Committee | 274 | 1.39 | New | 0 | New |
Total | 19,663 | 100.00 | – | 12 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 19,663 | 99.38 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 123 | 0.62 | |
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Total votes | 19,786 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 28,220 | 70.11 | |
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Source: EBC[2] |
Notes
- ^ Chambers represented Saint Ann's East in the national House of Representatives
References
- ^ "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 26th November, 1984" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 November 1984. Retrieved 13 December 2021.