2017 Tobago House of Assembly election explained

Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2013 Tobago House of Assembly election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election
Next Year:January 2021
Seats For Election:All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly
Majority Seats:7
Turnout:50.20% (19.88 pp)
Election Date:23 January 2017
Image1:Kelvin Charles (cropped2).jpg
Leader Since1:3 July 2016
Leaders Seat1:Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden
Party1:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement
Last Election1:12 seats, 61.42%
Seats1:10
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:13,310
Percentage1:54.68%
Swing1: 6 pp
Leader Since2:2 July 2016
Leaders Seat2:Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford
Party2:Progressive Democratic Patriots
Last Election2:New
Seats2:2
Seat Change2:New
Popular Vote2:7,537
Percentage2:30.96%
Swing2:New
Chief Secretary
Before Election:Orville London
Before Party:PNM
After Election:Kelvin Charles
After Party:PNM

House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 23 January 2017. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won ten of the twelve seats in the Tobago House of Assembly.[1] [2]

Results

ConstituencyMovement for TransformationPeople's National MovementProgressive Democratic PatriotsTobago ForwardsInvalid ballotsTotalElectorateTurnout
Parlatuvier/L' Anse Fourmi/Speyside09261,09511142,1363,65058.52%
Goodwood/Belle Garden West095394833282,2414,14254.10%
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford149491,2613432,2613,74160.44%
Scarborough/Calder Hall01,13051218481,8344,07645.00%
Lambeau/Signal Hill01,185424372111,9924,34345.87%
Bacolet/Mt. St. George01,157425191121,7853,68348.47%
Canaan/Bon Accord01,18854719751,9374,00048.43%
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant01,29131926691,8854,36343.20%
Bethel/Mt Irvine01,18428367442,1454,37049.08%
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah281,08980012932,0494,26548.04%
Plymouth/Golden Lane01,012493434101,9493,85750.53%
Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden171,24643042882,1294,49047.42%
Total5913,3107,5373,3528524,34348,49050.20%
0.24%54.87%31.07%13.82%
SwingNew 6.55%NewNew

Control

Electoral DistrictPrevious controlSubsequent control
Bacolet/Mt. St. George
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delafor
Bethel/Mt Irvine
Black Rock/Whim /SpringTobago Council of the Garden
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant
Canaan/Bon Accord
Goodwood/Belle Garden West
Lambeau/Signal Hill
Parlatuvier/L'Anse Fourmi/Speyside
Plymouth/Golden Lane
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah
Scarborough/Calder Hall
Source: EBC

Voting-seating comparison

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New THA Chief Secretary takes oath today.
  2. Web site: Report on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections, January 2017 . Elections and Boundaries Commission . 27 December 2017 .