| Siparia | |
| Parl Name: | Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Map Entity: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Electorate: | 27,920 (2015) |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Elects Howmany: | 1 |
| Members Label: | Member of Parliament |
| Members: | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNC) |
Siparia is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the south of Trinidad. It has been represented since 1995 by Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the United National Congress.[1]
The constituency was created prior to the 1961 general election. It borders the constituencies of Moruga/Tableland, La Brea, Oropouche East, Oropouche West, Naparima and Fyzabad. The main towns are Siparia, Penal, Sadhoowa, Mendez, and Morne Diablo. It had an electorate of 27,920 as of 2015.[2] [3]
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:
| Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 December 1961 – 7 November 1966 | Ashford Sinanan | ||||
| 1966 | 7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971 | Roopnarine Rambachan | ||||
| 1971 | 24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976 | Horace Paul Charles | ||||
| 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Raffique Shah | ||||
| 1981 | 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 | Govindra Roopnarine | ||||
| 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | Govindra Roopnarine | ||||
| 1991 | 16 December 1991 – 6 November 1995 | Sahid Hosein | ||||
| 1995 | 6 November 1995 – Present | Kamla Persad-Bissessar | ||||