General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007.

Five parties contested the elections; the ruling People's National Movement, the official opposition United National Congress–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People, the Tobago United Front–Democratic Action Congress (a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly (a new party based in Tobago).

A poll conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) and published by the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in October 2007 showed the Congress of the People ahead of the ruling People's National Movement by 7%.

[3] The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick Manning won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament.

The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday won the 15 remaining seats.