St. Augustine | |
Parl Name: | Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago |
Map Entity: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Electorate: | 27,244 (2015) |
Year: | 1991 |
Elects Howmany: | 1 |
Members Label: | Member of Parliament |
Members: | Khadijah Ameen (UNC) |
St. Augustine is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north of Trinidad. It has been represented since 2020 by Khadijah Ameen of the United National Congress.[1]
The constituency was created prior to the 1991 general election. It borders D'Abadie/O'Meara, Arouca/Maloney, Tunapuna, Barataria/San Juan, Chaguanas West, La Horquetta/Talparo and Caroni East. The main towns are Piarco, Valsayn South, Curepe, Macoya, St Augustine and parts of Trincity and Tacarigua. It had an electorate of 27,244 as of 2015.[2] [3] It is considered a safe seat for the United National Congress although it was won by the Congress of the People in 2010 and 2015.[4]
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:
Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
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1991 | 16 December 1991 – 10 December 2001 | John Humphrey | ||||
2001 | 10 December 2001 – 7 October 2000 | Gerald Yetming | ||||
2002 | 7 October 2000 – 5 November 2007 | Winston Dookeran | ||||
2007 | 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 | Vasant Bharath | ||||
2010 | 24 May 2010 – 10 August 2020 | Prakash Ramadhar | ||||
2020 | 10 August 2020 – Present | Khadijah Ameen |