Pointe-à-Pierre (parliamentary constituency)

Pointe-à-Pierre
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate23,504 (2015)[1]
Current constituency
Created1956
Number of members1
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

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

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 NAR
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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: Pointe-à-Pierre[8]
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

General election 2015: Pointe-à-Pierre[9]
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

  1. ^ "Historical Voter Turnout". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Historical Voter Turnout". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kissoon, Carolyn (27 July 2020). "Is Pointe a Pierre in play? - 4 way race". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ 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 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "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 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "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 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2021.