Tobago East Explained

Tobago East
Parl Name:Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Map Entity:Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate:20,424 (2015)[1]
Year: 1961
Elects Howmany:1
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members: Ayanna Webster-Roy (PNM)
Previous:Tobago

Tobago East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the eastern part of Tobago. It is currently represented by Ayanna Webster-Roy of the People's National Movement.

This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the Commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament.[2]

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[3]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
19614 December 1961 – 13 September 1976Arthur N.R. RobinsonPNM
197613 September 1976 – 9 November 1981Arthur N.R. RobinsonDAC
19819 November 1981 – 15 December 1986Pamela NicholsonDAC
198615 December 1986 – 11 December 2000Arthur N.R. RobinsonNAR
200011 December 2000 – 10 December 2001Nathaniel MooreNAR
200110 December 2001 – 5 November 2007Eudine Job-DavisPNM
20075 November 2007 – 24 May 2010Rennie DumasPNM
201024 May 2010 – 7 September 2015Vernella Alleyne-ToppinTOP
20157 September 2015–presentAyanna Webster-RoyPNM

Election Results

Elections in the 2020s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Voter Turnout Elections And Boundaries Commission . 18 January 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924195637/https://www.ebctt.com/elections/parliamentary-elections/voter-turnout/ . live .
  2. Web site: Supervisor of Elections. Report on the Parliamentary General Elections 1961. live. 7 July 2021. Elections and Boundaries Commission. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112131450/https://www.ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/Report-on-the-Parliamentary-General-Elections-1961-4th-December-1961.pdf.
  3. Web site: Historical District Profiles. live. 7 July 2021. Elections and Boundaries Commission. 18 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718154214/https://www.ebctt.com/elections/parliamentary-elections/district-profile/.