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Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary constituency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diego Martin West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 1991 general election by Keith Rowley of the People's National Movement (PNM).[1]
Diego Martin West | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Electorate | 29,349 (2015) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1966 |
Number of members | 1 |
Member of Parliament | Keith Rowley (PNM) |
The constituency was created prior to the 1966 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East and Diego Martin Central, as well as the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Paria. The main towns are Carenage, Westmoorings, Chaguaramas, and it contains the islands of Gaspar Grande, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare. It had an electorate of 29,349 as of 2015.[2]
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[2]
Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
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1966 | 7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971 | John O'Halloran | PNM | |||
1971 | 24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976 | Cyril Launcelot Brown | ||||
1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Hugh Francis | ||||
1986 | 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | Margaret Hector | National Alliance for Reconstruction | |||
1991 | 16 December 1991 – Present | Keith Rowley | PNM |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNM | Keith Rowley | 10,791 | 77.58 | ||
UNC | Marsha Loraine Walker | 2,569 | 18.47 | ||
MND | Roger Dexter Nicholls | 456 | 3.28 | ||
THC | Zafir David | 93 | 0.67 | ||
Majority | 8,222 | 59.11 | |||
Turnout | 13,909 | 46.54 | |||
PNM hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PNM | Keith Rowley | 12,855 | 76.03 | ||
COP | Avonelle Arlette Hector | 3,411 | 20.18 | ||
Independent | Phillip Edward Alexander | 246 | 1.46 | ||
NNV | Fuad Abu Bakr | 194 | 1.15 | ||
ILP | Taja Appolonia Carrington | 118 | 0.7 | ||
THC | Zafir David | 83 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 9,444 | 55.86 | |||
Turnout | 16,907 | 57.61 | |||
PNM hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PNM | Keith Rowley | 9,042 | 52.42 | ||
COP | Rocky Neil Garcia | 7,996 | 46.36 | ||
NNV | Saaleha Zawadi Abu Bakr | 149 | 0.86 | ||
Majority | 1,046 | 6.06 | |||
Turnout | 17,248 | 60.8 | |||
PNM hold | Swing |
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