2013 Tobago House of Assembly election explained

Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2009 Tobago House of Assembly election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2017 Tobago House of Assembly election
Next Year:2017
Seats For Election:All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly
Majority Seats:7
Turnout:70.08% (13.69 pp)
Election Date:21 January 2013
Image1:Orville London (cropped).jpg
Leader Since1:1998
Leaders Seat1:Scarborough/Calder Hall
Party1:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement
Last Election1:8 seats, 51.48%
Seats1:12
Seat Change1: 4
Popular Vote1:19,976
Percentage1:61.42%
Swing1: 9.94 pp
Chief Secretary
Before Election:Orville London
Before Party:PNM
After Election:Orville London
After Party:PNM

A local election for 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly was held on 21 January 2013. The election was a clean sweep by the Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, winning all 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly, the only time this feat has ever been accomplished in elections in Trinidad and Tobago.

Political parties

Results

12 seats

The TOP secured 11,870 votes in the election while the PNM won overwhelmingly with 19,976 votes. The TPT gathered 675. 136 votes were rejected.

Vote count

Votes cast to the party listed by Constituencies:[1]

ConstituencyTobago Organisation of the PeoplePeople's National MovementThe Platform of TruthInvalid ballotsTotalElectorateTurnout
Parlatuvier/L' Anse Fourmi/Speyside1,1751,47824112,6883,51276.54%
Goodwood/Belle Garden West1,2511,58750242,9123,95973.55%
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford1,1981,4201972,6443,62472.96%
Scarborough/Calder Hall7781,8305062,6643,93867.65
Lambeau/Signal Hill7831,95347152,7984,11767.96%
Bacolet/Mt. St. George9051,5184252,4703,50570.47%
Canaan/Bon Accord9051,56450142,5333,77467.12%
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant8561,8023372,6984,04166.77%
Bethel/Mt Irvine:1,1161,6175892,8004,05869.00%
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah1,1291,70661122,9084,08471.20%
Plymouth/Golden Lane8491,600174162,6393,70171.31%
Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden9251,90167102,9034,28867.70%
Total11,87019,97667513632,65746,60170.08%
36.50%61.42%2.08%
Swing 11.82% 9.94%New

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911021239/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/official_THA_election_results-188301641.html

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 February 2013. Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 21st January, 2013. live. 13 December 2021. Elections and Boundaries Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014810/https://www.ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/Report-on-the-2013-THA-Election.pdf . 2019-02-04 .