Tobago East (TT Parliamentary Constituency)

Tobago East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the eastern part of Tobago.

Tobago East
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate20,424 (2015)[1]
Current constituency
Created1961
Number of members1
Member of Parliament   Ayanna Webster-Roy (PNM)
Created fromTobago

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]

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[3]

Election Years Member Party Notes
1961 4 December 1961 – 13 September 1976 Arthur N.R. Robinson PNM
1976 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 Arthur N.R. Robinson DAC
1981 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 Pamela Nicholson DAC
1986 15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000 Arthur N.R. Robinson NAR
2000 11 December 2000 – 10 December 2001 Nathaniel Moore NAR
2001 10 December 2001 – 5 November 2007 Eudine Job-Davis PNM
2007 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 Rennie Dumas PNM
2010 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 Vernella Alleyne-Toppin TOP
2015 7 September 2015–present Ayanna Webster-Roy PNM

Election Results

Elections in the 2020s
General election 2020: Tobago East [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNM Ayanna Webster-Roy 7,128 54.52
OTV Juliana Henry-King 80 0.61
PDP Watson Solomon Duke 5,866 44.87
Majority 1,262 9.65
Turnout 13,074 56.59
PNM hold Swing

References
  1. "Historical Voter Turnout | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Supervisor of Elections. "Report on the Parliamentary General Elections 1961" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. "Historical District Profiles". Elections and Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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