Pointe-à-Pierre (parliamentary constituency)
| Pointe-à-Pierre | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Electorate | 23,504 (2015)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1956 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | David Lee (UNC) |
Pointe-à-Pierre is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago on the south-west coast of Trinidad. David Lee of the United National Congress was elected its Member of Parliament in the 2015 and 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general elections.[2][3]
Constituency profile[edit]
The constituency was created prior to the 1956 general election. It had an electorate of 23,504 as of 2015.[4] It includes Claxton Bay, Marabella, Tarouba, Pointe-à-Pierre and portions of Vistabella. It is considered a marginal seat.[5][6]
Members of Parliament[edit]
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[7]
| Election | Term | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 24 September 1956 – 4 December 1961 | Ashford Sinanan | People's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago) | |||
| 1961 | 4 December 1961 – 7 November 1966 | Peter Farquhar | DLP | |||
| 1966 | 7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971 | Lilias Wight | ||||
| 1971 | 24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976 | Cedric Weekes | PNM | |||
| 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 15 December 1986 | Winston Hinds | ||||
| 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | Oswald Hemlee | National Alliance for Reconstruction | |||
| 1991 | 16 December 1991 – 6 November 1995 | Cyril Rajaram | PNM | |||
| 1995 | 6 November 1995 – 11 December 2000 | Dhanraj Singh | UNC | |||
| 2000 | 11 December 2000 – 10 December 2001 | William Chaitan | ||||
| 2001 | 10 December 2001 – 5 November 2007 | Gillian Lucky | ||||
| 2007 | 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 | 
|
Christine Kangaloo | PNM | ||
| 2010 | 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 | Errol McLeod | UNC | |||
| 2015 | 7 September 2015 – Present | David Lee | ||||
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | David Lee | 8,869 | 53.5 | ||
| PNM | Daniel Dookie | 7,357 | 44.38 | ||
| MSJ | David Abdulah | 208 | 1.25 | ||
| PEP | Marvyn Howard | 144 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 1,512 | 9.12 | |||
| Turnout | 16,578 | 66.06 | |||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | David Lee | 9,710 | 54.06 | ||
| PNM | Neil Mohammed | 8,204 | 45.67 | ||
| ILP | Patrina Mark-Bascombe | 48 | 0.27 | ||
| Majority | 1,506 | 8.38 | |||
| Turnout | 17,962 | 73.08 | |||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Historical Voter Turnout". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "General Election 2020: Winning candidates by constituency | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Historical Voter Turnout". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Kissoon, Carolyn (July 27, 2020). "Is Pointe a Pierre in play? - 4 way race". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Premdas, Ralph (April 1996). "Ethnicity and Elections in the Caribbean: A Radical Realignment of Power in Trinidad and the Threat of Communal Strife" (PDF). Kellogg Institute For International Studies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "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 December 13, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 7th September 2015" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
