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Parliamentary Constituency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tobago East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the eastern part of Tobago. It is currently represented by Ayanna Webster-Roy of the People's National Movement.
Tobago East | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Electorate | 20,424 (2015)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1961 |
Number of members | 1 |
Member of Parliament | Ayanna Webster-Roy (PNM) |
Created from | Tobago |
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 constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[3]
Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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