1996 Tobago House of Assembly election

1996 Tobago House of Assembly election

← 1992 9 December 1996 2001 →
All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.90% ( 12.79pp)
First party Second party   NAR PNM Leader Hochoy Charles Patrick Manning Party NAR PNM Leader since 19 December 1986 Leader's seat Moriah/Parlatuvier None[a] Last election 58.24%, 11 seats 36.74%, 1 seat Seats won 10 / 12 1 / 12 Seat change 1 Popular vote 8,973 12,137 Percentage 60.10% 33.64% Swing 1.86pp 3.10pp
Chairman before election Lennox Denoon NAR Elected Chief Secretary Hochoy Charles NAR

House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 9 December 1996 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The governing National Alliance for Reconstruction won ten seats with 60.1% of the vote, while the People's National Movement won one seat with 33.64% of the vote. Independent candidate (and former NAR member) Deborah Moore-Miggins won a seat in Bethel/Patience Hill.^[1]