2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 April 2025 to elect all 41 members of the House of Representatives.[1] President Christine Kangaloo, on the advice of Prime Minister Stuart Young, dissolved parliament and issued the writs for election on 18 March 2025.

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election

 2020
28 April 2025
Next 

All 41 seats in the House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.92% (Decrease 4.16pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar Stuart Young Farley C. Augustine
Party UNC PNM TPP
Alliance COI[a]
Leader since 24 January 2010 N/A[b] 12 August 2023
Leader's seat Siparia Port of Spain North/Saint Ann's West Did not stand[c]
Last election 47.14%, 19 seats 49.05%, 22 seats New
Seats won 26 13 2
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 9 Increase 2
Popular vote 335,161 224,403 13,857
Percentage 54.04% 36.18% 2.23%
Swing Increase 6.9pp Decrease 12.87pp New

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Stuart Young
PNM

Elected Prime Minister

Kamla Persad-Bissessar
UNC

This was the first election after the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) redrew the boundaries for 16 constituencies, and renamed five of them.[2] Seventeen political parties and three independents contested the election.[3]

The United National Congress won 26 seats, forming a majority government, with its leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar becoming prime minister for the second time since she was elected leader in 2010.[4] The governing People's National Movement led by former prime minister Keith Rowley and Stuart Young as prime ministerial candidate won 13 seats, losing power and becoming the opposition.[5] The Tobago People's Party led by Tobago House of Assembly Chief Minister Farley Augustine won both Tobago seats. According to party organiser Barry Padarath, it was the best result for the United National Congress since the party's foundation.[6]

In the aftermath of the election, Young resigned as PNM party chairman on April 30,[7] and Rowley announced his intention to resign as political leader of the PNM on May 1.[8] Kamla Persad-Bissessar and John Jeremie were sworn in as Prime Minister and Attorney General respectively on May 1.[9]

Electoral system

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The 41 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. Registered voters must be 18 years and over, must reside in an electoral district/constituency for at least two months prior to the qualifying date, be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a Commonwealth citizen residing legally in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of at least one year.[10]

If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the Government, with its leader as Prime Minister. If the election results in no single party having a majority, then there is a hung parliament. In this case, the options for forming the Government are either a minority government or a coalition government.[11]

Parties

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Political parties registered with the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) can contest the general election as a party.[12]

The leader of the party commanding a majority of support in the House of Representatives is the person who is called on by the president to form a government as prime minister, while the leader of the largest party or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition.[13]

The People's National Movement and the United National Congress have been the two biggest parties, in addition to having supplied every prime minister since 1991.[14]

The following registered parties contested the general election. One hundred and fifty-eight candidates representing seventeen parties and three independent candidates contested the election.[3]

Trinidad and Tobago

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Two parties — the PNM and the Patriotic Front — contested seats in both Trinidad and Tobago.

Party Founded Political position and ideology Leader Leader since Leader's seat Last election Current seats Seats contesting
% party vote Seats
PNM 1955Centre to centre-left
Liberalism, Social liberalism, Nationalism
Keith Rowley May 2010
49.05%
13 / 41(32%)
41[3]
PF 2019Centre-left to left Mickela Panday May 2019None 37[3][15]

Trinidad only

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Ten parties and two independents contested seats only in Trinidad.

Party Founded Political position and ideology Leader(s) Leader since Leader's seat Last election Current seats Seats contesting
% party vote Seats
Coalition of Interests
UNC 1989Centre-left Kamla Persad-BissessarJanuary 2010Siparia
47.14%
19 / 41(46%)
19 / 41(46%)
34[3]
COP 2006Centre-left
Reformism
Prakash RamadharJanuary 2025None
0.07%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
2[3]
PEP 2017 Phillip Alexander[16] January 2017 None
0.90%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
3[3]
People's Alliance[17]
NTA 2022 Social liberalism Gary Griffith April 2022 None New party
0 / 41(0%)
17[3]
No alliance
NNV 1994 Fuad Abu Bakr[18] April 2010 None
0.08%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
1[3]
All People's Party (Trinidad and Tobago) 2024 Centre-left Kezel Jackson July 2024 None New party
0 / 41(0%)
8[3]
THC 2010 Marcus Ramkissoon[19] 2010 None
0.06%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
3[3]
NCT None New party
0 / 41(0%)
2[3]
MND 2019 Diego Martin regionalism Garvin Nicholas[20] September 2019 None
0.16%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
1[3]
The Hyarima Movement Francis Morean None New party
0 / 41(0%)
1[3]

Tobago only

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Five parties and one independent contested seats only in Tobago.

Party Founded Political position and ideology Leader(s) Leader since Leader's seat Last election Current seats Seats contesting
% party vote Seats
TPP 2023 Tobago regionalismFarley Chavez Augustine August 2023None New party
0 / 41(0%)
2[3]
PDP 2016Tobago regionalismWatson Duke[21]July 2016None
1.58%
0 / 41(0%)
0 / 41(0%)
2[3]
IDA None New party
0 / 41(0%)
2[3]
CARM None New party
0 / 41(0%)
1[3]
Unity of the People None New party
0 / 41(0%)
1[3]

Endorsements

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Type PNM UNC COP PEP PF NTA HOPE TPP PDP
Media
  • Jaron "Uncommon" Nurse[22]
  • Akeem "Preedy" Chance[22]
Public figures
  • Ancil Roget (Joint Trade Union Movement - JTUM president)[27]
  • Rudi Atwell (Aviation Communication and Allied Workers' Union - ACAWU Secretary General)
  • John Jeremie (former PNM minister)[28]
Unions and business associations

Members who did not seek re-election

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Campaign

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Kamla Persad-Bissessar campaigned on increasing public sector salaries, protecting pensions and reopening the state oil company Petrotrin. The proposals were criticised by Stuart Young as unrealistic, saying that they would need $2 billion in funding.[41][42]

Marginal seats

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The following lists identify and rank seats by the margin by which the party's candidate finished behind the winning candidate in the 2020 election.

For information purposes only, seats that have changed hands through subsequent by elections have been noted. Seats whose members have changed party allegiance are ignored.

Marginal seats by party (with winning parties and margins from the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election)
People's National Movement United National Congress
Marginal
1 St. Joseph (renamed Aranguez/St Joseph) 4.5% 1 Moruga/Tableland 5.3%
2 Tobago East 9.7% 2 Chaguanas East 6.4%
3 La Horquetta/Talparo 10.9% 3 Barataria/San Juan 6.7%
4 San Fernando West 10.9% 4 Pointe-à-Pierre (renamed Claxton Bay) 9.1%
5 Tunapuna 11.2% 5 Cumuto/Manzanilla 17.9%
6 Toco/Sangre Grande 18.7% 6 Mayaro 18.7%
7 Point Fortin 22.4% 7 Fyzabad 22.0%
8 La Brea 23.3% 8 Caroni Central 24.7%
9 Lopinot/Bon Air West (renamed Arouca/Lopinot) 33.8% 9 Tabaquite 36.9%
10 Tobago West 34.1% 10 St. Augustine 37.8%
11 D'Abadie/O'Meara (renamed Malabar/Mausica) 34.2% 11 Couva South 38.7%
12 San Fernando East 35.6% 12 Princes Town 40.6%
13 Arima 40.0% 13 Couva North 40.7%
14 St. Ann's East 51.1% 14 Caroni East 49.2%
15 Diego Martin North/East 53.3% 15 Oropouche West 50.5%
16 Diego Martin Central 55.7% 16 Siparia 55.5%
17 Diego Martin West 59.1% 17 Oropouche East 60.2%
18 Port of Spain South 60.7% 18 Naparima 66.4%
19 Arouca/Maloney (renamed Trincity/Maloney) 64.2% 19 Chaguanas West 78.2%
20 Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West 66.8% Safe
21 Laventille East/Morvant 67.0%
22 Laventille West 71.6%
Safe
Source: Parliamentary Elections, 2020 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count[43]

Opinion polls

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The North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) based in New York (led by political analyst Vishnu Bisram), pollster Nigel Henry's Solution by Simulation and pollster Louis Bertrand's H.H.B (H.H.B) & Associates have commissioned opinion polling for the next general election sampling the electorates' opinions.

Seat projections

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Date Pollster Sample size PNM UNC Other Legislative majority
24 Apr 2025 NACTA publishes a poll with their result being that there is no clear front-runner and that the results will come down to marginal seats. They also concluded that smaller parties, not part of the Coalition of Interests, are unlikely to win any seats. The results concluded that nationwide, the UNC had a slight advantage over the PNM in popular votes. In Tobago they concluded that the PNM is ahead in Tobago West, while Tobago East remains highly competitive.[44]
20 Apr 2025 Guardian Media Limited publishes a poll by Prof. Hamid Ghany in which the UNC is in the lead with 45% of the votes, the PNM with 30%, the PF with 7%, and the NTA with 6% for the marginal seats in Trinidad. For the two seats in Tobago the PNM is leading with 47%, the TPP with 32%, and the PDP with 4%.[45]
18 Mar 2025 The Office of the Prime Minister announces that general elections will be held on April 28th.
17 Mar 2025 Stuart Young is sworn in as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago by President Christine Kangaloo, along with his newly formed cabinet.
16 Mar 2025 Keith Rowley officially resigns from the position of prime minister, remains party leader of PNM.
6 Jan 2025 Prime Minister Keith Rowley announces that PNM MP's voted to select Stuart Young, PNM party chairman and MP for Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West, to succeed him as the country's prime minister.
3 Jan 2025 Prime Minister Keith Rowley announces his intention to resign as prime pinister and MP for Diego Martin West.[46]
16 December 2024 Lisa Morris-Julian, the MP for D'Abadie/O'Meara and the 2025 PNM prospective candidate for Malabar/Mausica (the new name for the D'Abadie/O'Meara constituency from the 2025 general election), along with two of her children, die in a fire.[47]
9 Sep 2024 NACTA/Newday[48] 490 25 16 0 5
9 Sep 2024 Five dissident UNC MPs reshuffled in the House of Representatives[49][50]
17 Jun 2024 2024 Local Government By-Elections: PNM wins Lengua/Indian Walk, breaking the 2023 Trinidadian local election tie with the UNC for the seat and number of councillors elected islandwide, UNC retains control of Quinam/Morne Diablo
15 Jun 2024 2024 United National Congress internal election: Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar retains leadership of the UNC with 76.47% of the vote.
14 August 2023 PNM ties in number of councillors and corporations won with the UNC in the 2023 Trinidadian local elections
12 August 2023 The Tobago People's Party is formed comprising all ex-PDP Tobago House of Assembly members, besides PDP leader Watson Duke, leaving Duke as the sole PDP member of the THA
26 Jun 2023 UNC and NTA form an alliance to contest the 2023 Trinidadian local elections[51]
20 Jan 2023 2023 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election; Christine Kangaloo is elected president, succeeding Paula-Mae Weekes
Nov-Dec 2022 2022 People's National Movement leadership election: Prime Minister Keith Rowley retains leadership of the PNM with 92.46% of the vote.
24 Apr 2022 2022 Tobago Council of the PNM election; Ancil Dennis succeeds Tracy Davidson-Celestine as PNM Tobago leader
6 Dec 2021 January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election: PDP wins a historic landslide victory, ending 21 consecutive years of PNM rule, Farley Chavez Augustine replaces Ancil Dennis as Chief Secretary of Tobago
21 Oct 2021 UNC motion to impeach President Paula-Mae Weekes fails[52]
25 Jan 2021 PNM and PDP win an equal number of seats in the January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election
10 Aug 2020 2020 general election 22 19 0 3

Results

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The United National Congress won 26 seats, forming a majority government, with its leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar becoming prime minister for the second time since she was elected leader in 2010.[4] The governing People's National Movement led by former prime minister Keith Rowley and Stuart Young as prime ministerial candidate won 13 seats, losing power, becoming the opposition.[5] The Tobago People's Party led by Tobago House of Assembly Chief Minister Farley Augustine won both Tobago seats.

According to party organiser Barry Padarath, it was the best result for the United National Congress since the party's foundation.[6]

In the aftermath of the election, Young resigned as PNM party chairman on April 30,[7] and Rowley announced his intention to resign as political leader of the PNM on May 1.[8] Kamla Persad-Bissessar and John Jeremie were sworn in as Prime Minister and Attorney General respectively on May 1.[9]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United National Congress335,16154.0426+6
People's National Movement224,40336.1813–8
Patriotic Front21,2323.420New
Tobago People's Party13,8572.232New
Progressive Empowerment Party9,3791.5100
Congress of the People6,4811.0500
National Transformation Alliance5,8600.940New
Progressive Democratic Patriots1,3960.2300
All People's Party6550.110New
Movement for National Development5560.0900
New National Vision2680.0400
Innovative Democratic Alliance1430.020New
Trinidad Humanity Campaign840.0100
National Coalition for Transformation550.010New
Unity of the People370.010New
The Hyarima Movement240.000New
Class Action Reform Movement220.000New
Independent5630.0900
Total620,176100.00410
Valid votes620,17699.67
Invalid/blank votes2,0310.33
Total votes622,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,153,87653.92
Source: EBCTT[53][54][55][56]

By constituency

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The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) report of 13 March 2024 on constituency boundary reviews resulted in the renaming of five constituencies: Arouca/Maloney became Trincity/Maloney, D'Abadie/O'Meara became Malabar/Mausica, Lopinot/Bon Air West became Arouca/Lopinot, St Joseph became Aranguez/St Joseph, and Pointe-à-Pierre became Claxton Bay. The report also recommended maintaining the current total of 41 constituencies, with 39 seats in Trinidad and two in Tobago.[57]

Lisa Morris-Julian, Minister in the Ministry of Education and Member of Parliament for D'Abadie/O'Meara (renamed Malabar/Mausica from this election), was re-selected by the PNM as the candidate for the seat on 3 December 2024. However, she died in a house fire on 16 December 2024.[58]

Electoral DistrictElectorateCandidate[59]PartyVotes%
Aranguez/St. Joseph28,873Devesh MaharajUnited National Congress9,90857.14
Terrence DeyalsinghPeople's National Movement6,67238.48
Anthony Darryl DollandPatriotic Front3502.02
Gary GriffithNational Transformation Alliance3341.93
Marcus RamkissoonTrinidad Humanity Campaign270.16
Rejected480.28
Arima28,802Pennelope BecklesPeople's National Movement7,05549.80
Nigel MosesUnited National Congress6,35644.86
Jemima Lezama-RedheadPatriotic Front5203.67
Shekhina SirjuNational Transformation Alliance1521.07
Nalini DialNational Coalition for Transformation380.27
Rejected460.32
Arouca/Lopinot28,493Marvin GonzalesPeople's National Movement7,95848.58
Natalie Chaitan-MaharajUnited National Congress7,69947.00
Kenny Nicholas LeePatriotic Front5373.28
Nicolene Taylor-ChinchameeNational Transformation Alliance1460.89
Rejected410.25
Barataria/San Juan25,183Saddam HoseinUnited National Congress8,88762.74
Muhammad Yunus IbrahimPeople's National Movement4,74233.48
Steffon BoodooramPatriotic Front3652.58
Da Vvian BainNational Transformation Alliance970.68
Joshua FalineAll People's Party370.26
Rejected360.25
Caroni Central31,460David LeeUnited National Congress12,66368.53
Adam HoseinPeople's National Movement4,85426.27
Andrew HoseinPatriotic Front9144.95
Rejected460.25
Caroni East30,208Rishad SeecheranUnited National Congress13,95780.61
Leena RampersadPeople's National Movement2,75715.92
Danielle GrellPatriotic Front5613.24
Rejected400.23
Chaguanas East27,728Vandana MohitUnited National Congress10,09762.68
Richie SookhaiPeople's National Movement5,31733.00
Afifah MohammedPatriotic Front4873.02
Norman DindialNational Transformation Alliance1250.78
Ernesto SinghIndependent470.29
Rejected370.23
Chaguanas West29,043Colin Neil GosineUnited National Congress16,01388.73
Winston MahabirPeople's National Movement1,3907.70
Marsha GeorgePatriotic Front5993.32
Rejected440.24
Claxton Bay26,078Hansen NarinesinghUnited National Congress9,96964.45
Mukesh RamsinghPeople's National Movement4,93431.90
Thelston JagooPatriotic Front5303.43
Rejected340.22
Couva North30,681Jearlean JohnUnited National Congress13,20173.08
Brent MarajPeople's National Movement3,09417.13
Mickela PandayPatriotic Front1,7279.56
Rejected420.23
Couva South30,975Barry PadarathUnited National Congress13,12273.39
Aaron MohammedPeople's National Movement3,76321.04
Imran GokoolPatriotic Front9555.34
Rejected410.23
Cumuto/Manzanilla30,776Shivanna SamUnited National Congress12,55968.08
Sanjiv BoodhuPeople's National Movement5,39329.24
Valene TeelucksinghPatriotic Front4382.37
Rejected570.31
Diego Martin Central29,623Symon de NobrigaPeople's National Movement7,40956.35
Keron ThomasUnited National Congress4,60034.98
Russel ChanNational Transformation Alliance1,0858.25
Rejected550.42
Diego Martin North/East29,869Colm ImbertPeople's National Movement7,06456.01
Brendon ButtsProgressive Empowerment Party3,52527.95
Chelsie CedenoPatriotic Front7085.61
Salim GeorgeNational Transformation Alliance5654.48
Garvin NicholasMovement for National Development5564.41
Christine SodenAll People's Party1451.15
Rejected490.39
Diego Martin West29,967Hans des VignesPeople's National Movement7,70362.33
Janice Learmond-CriquiProgressive Empowerment Party3,25726.36
Marsha WalkerNational Transformation Alliance1,33610.81
Rejected620.50
Fyzabad27,471Davendranath TancooUnited National Congress11,39669.39
Kheron KhanPeople's National Movement4,45427.12
Naomi GopeesinghPatriotic Front5393.28
Rejected330.20
La Brea26,616Clyde ElderUnited National Congress7,00150.64
Randall MitchellPeople's National Movement6,26245.30
Carla GarciaPatriotic Front4132.99
Renision JeffreyAll People's Party530.38
Francis MoreanThe Hyarima Movement240.17
Rejected710.51
La Horquetta/Talparo29,061Phillip WattsUnited National Congress9,58556.52
Foster CummingsPeople's National Movement6,71239.58
Rekeisha FrancoisPatriotic Front5022.96
Alvin CudjoeNational Transformation Alliance1070.63
Rejected540.32
Laventille East/Morvant25,231Christian BirchwoodPeople's National Movement5,83759.68
Robert MitchellUnited National Congress3,27033.43
Christopher AlexanderPatriotic Front5775.90
Steve StephensAll People's Party750.77
Rejected220.22
Laventille West25,147Kareem MarcellePeople's National Movement6,09668.87
Rodney StoweUnited National Congress2,29125.88
Nathaniel ThomasPatriotic Front4294.85
Rejected360.41
Malabar/Mausica29,515Dominic RomainPeople's National Movement7,69148.04
Dominic SmithUnited National Congress7,43746.46
Anita Margaret HankeyPatriotic Front8345.21
Rejected460.29
Mayaro29,346Nicholas MorrisUnited National Congress11,24170.12
Beatrice BridglalPeople's National Movement4,38127.33
Brittney WilliamsPatriotic Front3472.16
Rejected610.38
Moruga/Tableland29,744Michelle BenjaminUnited National Congress11,08356.99
Lisa AtwaterPeople's National Movement7,98341.05
Trivet PhillipPatriotic Front2811.44
Rejected1010.52
Naparima27,150Narindra RoopnarineUnited National Congress13,64986.39
Sarah NangooPeople's National Movement1,65010.44
Fariyal Mohammed-LalchanPatriotic Front4622.92
Rejected380.24
Oropouche East28,092Roodal MoonilalUnited National Congress13,64981.53
Richard RagbirPeople's National Movement2,26413.52
Danny JadoonanPatriotic Front7714.61
Rejected580.35
Oropouche West25,429Lackram BodoeUnited National Congress11,88280.64
Shawn DubePeople's National Movement2,34915.94
Alisha MohammedPatriotic Front4513.06
Rejected520.35
Point Fortin26,470Ernesto KesarUnited National Congress7,29351.54
Kennedy RichardsPeople's National Movement6,50946.00
Errol FabienNational Transformation Alliance2031.43
Sheldon KhanAll People's Party810.57
Rejected650.46
Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West25,670Stuart YoungPeople's National Movement7,24367.01
Phillip AlexanderProgressive Empowerment Party2,59724.03
Vivian JohnsonIndependent4784.42
Richard ThomasNational Transformation Alliance4434.10
Rejected480.44
Port-of-Spain South25,534Keith ScotlandPeople's National Movement5,52359.93
Kirt SinnetteCongress of the People2,21824.07
Winzy AdamsPatriotic Front6707.27
Gail Gonsalves-CastanadaNational Transformation Alliance3523.82
Fuad Abu BakrNew National Vision2682.91
Kezel JacksonAll People's Party1491.62
Rejected350.38
Princes Town27,774Aiyna AliUnited National Congress11,85275.25
Rocklyn MohammedPeople's National Movement3,34021.21
Sacha MangrooPatriotic Front5103.24
Rejected490.31
San Fernando East25,667Brian ManningPeople's National Movement7,01750.38
John Michael AlibocasUnited National Congress6,34445.55
Kenrick SerrettePatriotic Front5023.60
Rejected640.46
San Fernando West25,378Michael DowlathUnited National Congress7,34150.34
Faris Al-RawiPeople's National Movement6,63845.52
Nnika RamnananPatriotic Front4503.09
Kevin SarranNational Transformation Alliance440.30
Denile JosephAll People's Party280.19
Kathryna BrowneNational Coalition for Transformation170.12
Rejected650.45
Siparia29,096Kamla Persad-BissessarUnited National Congress13,90083.03
Natasha MohammedPeople's National Movement2,41214.41
Judy SookdeoPatriotic Front3742.23
Rejected540.32
St. Ann's East30,113Nyan Gadsby-DollyPeople's National Movement7,47255.34
Gerrard SmallCongress of the People4,26331.57
Kerron BrathwaitePatriotic Front1,2429.20
Jason Reece-RoperNational Transformation Alliance4723.50
Rejected530.39
St. Augustine28,397Khadijah AmeenUnited National Congress12,66473.59
Renuka Sagramsingh-SooklalPeople's National Movement3,86522.46
Daniel MaharajPatriotic Front4812.80
Vera Dookie-RamlalNational Transformation Alliance1290.75
Christopher MathuraTrinidad Humanity Campaign290.17
Rejected410.24
Tabaquite28,876Sean SobersUnited National Congress11,61573.68
Marisha AlvaradoPeople's National Movement3,43621.80
Amzad MohammedPatriotic Front6684.24
Rejected460.29
Tobago East23,853David ThomasTobago People's Party7,14456.96
Ayanna Webster-RoyPeople's National Movement4,39635.05
Watson DukeProgressive Democratic Patriots7886.28
Wade CaruthPatriotic Front990.79
Gerard BalfourInnovative Democratic Alliance820.65
Rejected330.26
Tobago West28,863Joel SampsonTobago People's Party6,71346.69
Shamfa CudjoePeople's National Movement6,60445.93
Curtis DouglasProgressive Democratic Patriots6084.23
Aretha Paula ClarkePatriotic Front1541.07
Dexter JamesAll People's Party870.61
Kay TrotmanInnovative Democratic Alliance610.42
Leroy GeorgeIndependent380.26
Nickosy PhillipsUnity of the People370.26
Ricardo PhillipClass Action Reform Movement220.15
Rejected550.38
Toco/Sangre Grande31,186Wayne SturgeUnited National Congress9,72854.99
Roger MonroePeople's National Movement7,36341.62
Elizabeth WhartonPatriotic Front3852.18
Christine Newallo-HoseinNational Transformation Alliance1430.81
Rejected720.41
Trincity/Maloney28,953Camille Robinson-RegisPeople's National Movement9,85864.22
Richard SmithUnited National Congress4,44328.94
Jamel HuntePatriotic Front9876.43
Rejected620.40
Tunapuna27,485Roger AlexanderUnited National Congress8,46652.86
Esmond FordePeople's National Movement6,94343.35
Aleksei HenryPatriotic Front4132.58
Savita PierreNational Transformation Alliance1270.79
Leshawn GopeeTrinidad Humanity Campaign280.17
Rejected390.24

Aftermath

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The UNC, led by former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, won a majority of seats,[60][61][62] after 10 years as opposition.[62] She was sworn in as prime minister on 1 May.[63] Some analysts cited the UNC's victory as voters' rejection of Rowley and his maneuver of appointing Young without the voters' approval.[62] Hamid Ghany, a political analyst at the University of the West Indies suggested that there would be a different response from the Trump administration due to Persad-Bissessar's favourable disposition towards Trump compared to the PNM's closeness towards Maduro's administration in Venezuela.[64]

The former leader of the PNM, Keith Rowley, conceded defeat on behalf of his party that night.[64][60][61] Stuart Young, with a tenure of 43 days, became the shortest-serving prime minister in the country's history.[62] The PNM lost in their safe seats of La Brea, Point Fortin and on the island of Tobago.[62]

A CARICOM delegation congratulated Persad-Bissessar stating: "We look forward to welcoming Prime Minister-elect Persad-Bissessar to the Conference of Heads of Government, and to her participation, as we continue to tackle emerging geopolitical issues, and seek to further improve the welfare and well-being of the people of the region."[62] Among the leaders congratulating Persad-Bissessar included the Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.[62]

See also

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Notes

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  1. UNC/COP/PEP with support from LOVE/OWTU/PSA
  2. Young was selected by the PNM's parliamentary caucus to replace Keith Rowley as Prime Minister, however, Rowley remained as party leader for this election cycle.
  3. Augustine is a member of the Tobago House of Assembly and the Chief Secretary of Tobago.

References

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