Tobago West
| Tobago West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Electorate | 23,674 (2015)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | Shamfa Cudjoe (PNM) |
| Created from | Tobago |
Tobago West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the western part of Tobago. It is currently represented by Shamfa Cudjoe.
This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the Commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament.[2] This is reflected in Part IV, section 70 of the 1976 Constitution which requires Tobago to have at least two constituencies.[3][4]
Members of Parliament
[edit]This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[5]
| Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 December 1961 – 13 September 1976 | Benjamin Llewellyn Basil Pitt | PNM | |||
| 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Winston Murray | DAC | |||
| 1981 | 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 | James I. Ogiste | DAC | |||
| 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000 | Pamela Nicholson | NAR | |||
| 2000 | 11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010 | Stanford Callender | PNM | |||
| 2010 | 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 | Delmon Baker | TOP | |||
| 2015 | 7 September 2015–present | Shamfa Cudjoe | PNM | |||
Election Results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNM | Shamfa Cudjoe | 9,202 | 66.74 | ||
| Independent | Ricardo Sammy Phillip | 43 | 0.31 | ||
| PDP | Tashia Grace Burris | 4,502 | 32.65 | ||
| UTP | Nickocy Darias D Phillips | 40 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 4,700 | 34.09 | |||
| Turnout | 13,787 | 49.8 | |||
| PNM hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNM | Shamfa Cudjoe | 10,609 | 79.20 | ||
| ILP | Paul Johnny Peters | 62 | 0.46 | ||
| TOP | Ann Natasha Seconds | 766 | 5.72 | ||
| TF | Christlyn Nathalia Moore | 1,602 | 11.99 | ||
| The Platform of Truth | Hochoy Alexander Charles | 357 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 9,007 | 67.24 | |||
| Turnout | 13,396 | 51.23 | |||
| PNM gain from TOP | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Historical Voter Turnout | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Supervisor of Elections. "Report on the Parliamentary General Elections 1961" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Group, Commonwealth Observer (2001). The Trinidad and Tobago General Election: 11 December 2000 : the Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 978-0-85092-680-4. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. 1976. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Historical District Profiles". Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 7th September 2015" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
