General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 1 July 1946, alongside local elections. The Butler Party and the United Front won three seats each. Voter turnout was 53%.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p639
Results
Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyCaroniClarence AbidhTrades Union Congress and Socialist PartyEastern CountiesVictor BryanTrades Union Congress and Socialist PartyNorth Port of SpainAlbert GomesUnited FrontSt GeorgeChanka MaharajBritish Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule PartySt PatrickTimothy RoodalBritish Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule PartySan FernandoRoy JosephUnited FrontSouth Port of SpainPatrick SolomonUnited FrontTobagoA. P. T. JamesBritish Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule PartyVictoriaRanjit KumarIndependentSource: La Guerre & GirvanJohn Gaffar La Guerre & Cherita Girvan (1972) "The general elections of 1946 in Trinidad and Tobago", Social and Economic Studies Vol. 21, No. 2, pp184–204
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