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==Party division by Parliamentary session== The following tables lists the party divisions for the [[House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)|House of Representatives]] and [[Tobago House of Assembly]]. Note that numbers in boldface denote the majority party at that particular time while italicized numbers signify a House in which the majority party changed intra-term. {| class="wikitable" !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! ! ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |12th Republic |[[2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, August 10, 2020]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''22''' | {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |19 ! ! ! ! ! ! |41 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)}};" |[[Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)|{{white|COP}}]] ! ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |11th Republic |[[2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, September 7, 2015]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''23''' | {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |17 | bgcolor="DCDCDC" |1 ! ! ! ! ! |41 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)}};" | [[Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)|{{white|COP}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Organisation of the People}};" |[[Tobago Organisation of the People|{{black|TOP}}]] ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |10th Republic |[[2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 24 May 2010]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |12 | {{Party shading/United National Congress}}|'''21''' | bgcolor="DCDCDC" |'''6''' | bgcolor="ffff99" |'''2''' ! ! ! ! |41 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |9th Republic |[[2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 5 November 2007]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''26''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |15 ! ! ! ! ! |41 |- |8th Republic |[[2002 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 7 October 2002]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''20''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |16 ! ! ! ! ! |36 |- |7th Republic |[[2001 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 10 December 2001]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''18''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |'''18''' ! ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]] ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |6th Republic |[[2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 11 December 2000]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |16 | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |'''19''' | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |1 ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United National Congress}};" |[[United National Congress|{{black|UNC}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]] ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |5th Republic |[[1995 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 6 November 1995]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |17 | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |'''17''' | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''2''' ! ! ! ! |36 |- |4th Republic |[[1991 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 16 December 1991]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''21''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United National Congress}} |13 | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |2 ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]] ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |3rd Republic |[[1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 15 December 1986]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |3 | colspan="3" {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''33''' ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United Labour Front}};" |[[United Labour Front|{{white|ULF}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]] ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |2nd Republic |[[1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 9 November 1981]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''26''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United Labour Front}}|8 |{{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}}|2 ! ! ! ! |36 |- |1st Republic |[[1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 13 September 1976]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''24''' | colspan="2" {{Party shading/United Labour Front}}|10 |{{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}}|2 ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="2" | ! ! ! ! ! !Total seats |- |3rd Independent |[[1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 24 May 1971]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''36''' ! colspan="2" | ! ! ! ! ! |36 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! colspan="6" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}};" |[[Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)|{{white|DLP}}]] ! !Total seats |- |2nd Independent |[[1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 7 November 1966]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''24''' | colspan="6" {{Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}} |12 ! |36 |- |1st Independent |[[1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 4 December 1961]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''20''' | colspan="6" {{Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}}|10 ! |30 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! ! style="background:#f4c430;" |[[People's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago)|{{black|PDP}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Trinidad Labour Party}};" |[[Trinidad Labour Party|{{white|TLP-TND}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Butler Party}};" |[[Butler Party|{{white|BP}}]] !Independent !Total seats |- |9th Legislative Council |[[1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 24 September 1956]] | colspan="2" {{Party shading/People's National Movement}} |'''13''' | | bgcolor="F9E197" |5 | colspan="2" bgcolor="ffc0cb" |2 | colspan="2" bgcolor="C5D6B2" |2 |2 |24 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Caribbean Socialist Party}};" |[[Caribbean Socialist Party|{{white|CSP}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Party of Political Progress Groups}};" |[[Party of Political Progress Groups|{{black|POPPG}}]] ! ! style="background:{{party color|Trinidad Labour Party}};" |[[Trinidad Labour Party|{{white|TLP}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party}};" |[[Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party|{{white|TUCSP}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Butler Party}};" |[[Butler Party|{{white|BP}}]] !Independent !Total seats |- |8th Legislative Council |[[1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 18 September 1950]] | bgcolor="D87474" |1 | colspan="2" bgcolor="F7F2C5" |2 ! | bgcolor="ffc0cb" |2 |bgcolor="FF6666" |1 | colspan="2" bgcolor="C5D6B2" |6 |6 |18 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|United Front (Trinidad and Tobago)}};" |[[United Front (Trinidad and Tobago)|{{black|UF}}]] ! ! ! style="background:{{party color|Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party}};" |[[Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party|{{white|TUCSP}}]] ! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Butler Party}};" |[[Butler Party|{{white|BP}}]] !Independent !Total seats |- |7th Legislative Council |[[1946 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Monday, 28 October 1946]] | colspan="3" bgcolor="FCF999" |3 ! ! |bgcolor="FF6666" |2 | colspan="2" bgcolor="C5D6B2" |3 |1 |9 |- !Session !Election ! colspan="3" | ! ! style="background:{{party color|Trinidad Labour Party}};" |[[Trinidad Labour Party|{{white|TLP}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Unionist Party}};" |{{black|UP}} ! colspan="2" | !Independent !Total seats |- |6th Legislative Council |[[1938 Trinidad and Tobago general election|Early 1938]] ! colspan="3" | ! | bgcolor="ffc0cb" |3 | bgcolor="ffe6f2" |2 ! colspan="2" | |2 |7 |} === Tobago House of Assembly === {| class="wikitable" !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}};" |[[Progressive Democratic Patriots|{{black|PDP}}]] !Independent !Total seats |- | rowspan="2" |12th | rowspan="2" |[[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 6 December 2021]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |1 |'''13''' | rowspan="2" |15 |- | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |'''14''' | |- |11th |[[January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 25 January 2021]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |6 | {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |6 | |12 |- |10th |[[2017 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 23 January 2017]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''10''' |{{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |2 | |12 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] | | !Total seats |- |9th |[[2013 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 21 January 2013]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''12''' | | |12 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Organisation of the People}};" |[[Tobago Organisation of the People|{{black|TOP}}]] | !Total seats |- |8th |[[2009 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 19 January 2009]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''8''' | {{Party shading/Tobago Organisation of the People}} |4 | |12 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]] | !Total seats |- |7th |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2005|Monday, 17 January 2005]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''11''' | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |1 | |12 |- !Session !Election | style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|'''{{white|PNM}}''']] ! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]] | !Total seats |- |6th |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2000|Monday, 29 January 2001]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''8''' | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |4 | |12 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]] !Independent !Total seats |- |5th |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1996|Monday, 9 December 1996]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''10''' |1 |12 |- |4th |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1992|Monday, 7 December 1992]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''11''' | |12 |- |3rd |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1988|Tuesday, 29 November 1988]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''11''' | |12 |- !Session !Election ! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]] ! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]] | !Total seats |- |2nd |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1984|Monday, 26 November 1984]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1 | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |'''11''' | |12 |- |1st |[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1980|Monday, 24 November 1980]] | {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |4 | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |'''8''' | |12 |}
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