Aranguez/St. Joseph

Aranguez/St Joseph is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago. It was renamed from St. Joseph for the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election.^[1]

Aranguez/St Joseph
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
St. Joseph is number 9 on this map
Electorate	27,653 (2015)
Major settlements	Saint Joseph
Current constituency
Created	1956
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Devesh Maharaj (UNC)

Geography

It is based on the country's oldest town Saint Joseph. In 2025, the name was changed to incorporate the San Juan suburb of Aranguez. It had an electorate of 27,653 as of 2015.^[2]

Members

St Joseph
Election	Member	Party		Notes
1956	Kamaluddin Mohammed		PNM	[3]
1961	Matthew Ramcharan		PNM	[4]
1966	Frank Vincent Stephen		PNM	[5]
1971			PNM
1976	Shamshuddin Mohammed		PNM	[6]
1981			PNM
1986	Carson Charles		NAR	[7]
1991	Augustus Ramrekersingh		PNM	[8]
1995	Mervyn Assam		UNC	[9]
2000	Carlos John		UNC	[10]
2001			UNC
2002	Gerald Yetming		UNC	[11]
2007	Kennedy Swaratsingh		PNM	[12]
2010	Herbert Volney		UNC	[13]
2013 by-election	Terrence Deyalsingh		PNM	[14]
2015			PNM
2020			PNM
Aranguez/St Joseph
2025	Devesh Maharaj		UNC	[15]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Aranguez/St Joseph^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	Devesh Maharaj	9,908	57.1%	10.06
	PNM	Terrence Deyalsingh	6,672	38.5%	13.08
	PF	Anthony Darryl Dolland	350	2.0%
	NTA	Gary Griffith	334	1.9%
	THC	Marcus Ramkissoon	27	0.2%
Majority			3,236	18.6%
Turnout			17,339	60.05%
Registered electors			28,873
	UNC gain from PNM		Swing	11.57%