Tobago East

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
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". Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Historical District Profiles". Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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