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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 9 November 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 26 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 56.4%.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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 | 412,778 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 412,778 | 99.36 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,638 | 0.64 | |||
| Total votes | 415,416 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 736,104 | 56.43 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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