2024 United National Congress internal election

{{Infobox election

| country = Trinidad and Tobago

| type = parliamentary

| election_name = 2024 United National Congress internal election

| ongoing = no

| opinion_polls =

| previous_election = 2022 United National Congress leadership election

| previous_year = 2022

| next_election =

| next_year =

| turnout = 17,000+{{cite web | url=https://azpnews.com/17k-unc-members-vote-in-internals/ | title=17K UNC Members Vote in Internals | date=22 June 2024 }}

| election_date = 15 June 2024{{cite web | url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/unc-internal-elections-24-whos-entering-battlegrounds | title=UNC internal elections '24: Who's entering the battlegrounds | Loop Trinidad & Tobago }}

| image1 = Kamla Persad-Bissesar 2013.jpg

| image1_size = 150x150px

| leader1 = Kamla Persad-Bissessar

| popular_vote1 = about 13,000; 76.47%{{cite web | url=https://azpnews.com/17k-unc-members-vote-in-internals/ | title=17K UNC Members Vote in Internals | date=22 June 2024 }}

| percentage1 =

| colour1 = f4c430

| 1blank = Last election

| 1data1 = 11,554 votes; 94.7%{{Cite web|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/bad-licks-for-kamlas-rivals/article_9ef44fe2-f67d-11ec-8101-cbfa9fd9d202.amp.html|title=Bad licks for Kamla's rivals|website=Trinidadexpress.com|date=28 June 2022 |access-date=5 July 2022}}

| 1data2 = N/A
{{small|Did not contest}}

| 2blank = Home Constituency

| 2data1 = Siparia

| 2data2 = Mayaro

| 3blank = Team

| 3data1 = Star{{cite web | url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/unc-internal-elections-24-whos-entering-battlegrounds | title=UNC internal elections '24: Who's entering the battlegrounds | Loop Trinidad & Tobago }}

| 3data2 = United Patriots{{cite web | url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/unc-internal-elections-24-whos-entering-battlegrounds | title=UNC internal elections '24: Who's entering the battlegrounds | Loop Trinidad & Tobago }}

| 4blank = Symbol

| 4data1 = 50px

| 4data2 = 50px

| leader2 = Rushton Paray

| colour2 = f4c430

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| image2_size = 150x150px

| popular_vote2 = about 4,000; 17.64%{{cite web | url=https://azpnews.com/17k-unc-members-vote-in-internals/ | title=17K UNC Members Vote in Internals | date=22 June 2024 }}

| percentage2 =

| title = Team

| posttitle =

| before_election = Star

| before_party =

| after_election = Star

| after_party =

}}

The United National Congress's internal elections took place on 15 June 2024. Members of the National Executive (NATEX) of the party were elected, with the exception of the office of political leader. The candidates were split between two teams: Star lead by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the party's current political leader, Opposition Leader of Trinidad and Tobago, and MP for Siparia, and United Patriots lead by Rushton Paray, the MP for Mayaro.{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Yvonne |date=27 May 2024 |title=UNC internal election gets going – Paray's party promises |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2024/05/27/unc-internal-election-gets-going-parays-party-promises/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} The Star team claimed an overwhelming victory is what was called the worst internal election in the party's history.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnc3.co.tt/persad-bissessar-declares-landslide-victory-in-the-worst-internal-elections-as-political-leader/ | title=Persad-Bissessar declares landslide victory in "the worst" internal elections as political leader - CNC3 | date=16 June 2024 }}

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