2013 Trinidadian local elections

none 2013 Trinidadian local elections Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary yes 2010 Trinidadian local elections 2010 2016 Trinidadian local elections 2016 All 14 Municipal Corporation Electoral Areas 2019 Trinidad and Tobago local elections#Opinion polls 43.6% ( 4.5 pp) 43.6 21 October 2013 Popular vote Swing Municipal Corporations Municipal Corporations +/– Councillors Councillors +/– 160x160px Keith Rowley 26 May 2010 People's National Movement 36 councillors, 33.55% 3 municipal corporations 190,421 42.28 People's National Movement 8.73% 8 14 People's National Movement 5 84 136 People's National Movement 48 160x160px Kamla Persad-Bissesar 24 January 2010 United National Congress PP 74 councillors, 52.02% 10 municipal corporations 121,944 27.08 United National Congress 24.94% 6 14 United National Congress 3 46 136 United National Congress 28 160x160px Jack Warner 24 January 2010 Independent Liberal Party (Trinidad and Tobago) New party 102,304 22.72 Independent Liberal Party (Trinidad and Tobago) New party 0 14 Independent Liberal Party (Trinidad and Tobago) New party 3 136 Independent Liberal Party (Trinidad and Tobago) 3 COP Prakash Ramadhar 3 July 2011 Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) PP 24 councillors, 14.00% 5 municipal corporations 33,258 7.39 Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) 6.61% 0 14 Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) 2 3 136 Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) 21 frameless Region Results frameless District Results frameless Polling Division Results The 2013 Trinidadian local elections were held on 21 October 2013 to elect representatives in all 14 municipal corporation electoral areas in Trinidad. 136 seats were contested. These were the first elections held after the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act of 2013, which also provided for four aldermen in each corporation to be allocated by proportional representation. The People's National Movement was victorious in the election, winning the plurality of the vote and the majority of Municipal Corporations. Election date Elections come due 26 July 2013. However, as these elections are not part of the Trinidad & Tobago Constitution, they can be delayed by Parliament . 21 October 2013 has been announced as the date of the election. Nomination Day is 30 September 2013 Seats Seats are determined by the EBC ( Elections and Boundaries Commission ), in the 2010 elections there were 134 seats in 14 areas. In the 2013 election there will be 136 seats in 14 areas. Additionally, under the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act 2013, there will now be 4 aldermen in each of the 14 areas. Each party will be allocated aldermen based on proportional representation.The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2013 http://www.ttparliament.org/publications.php?mid=28&id=668 Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago Results The Elections and Boundaries Commission recorded the highest voter turnout in history for a local government election.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/HIGHEST--VOTERS--EVER-229192711.html HIGHEST VOTERS EVER Trinidad Express Newspaper News 2013-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20131027072220/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/HIGHEST--VOTERS--EVER-229192711.html 2013-10-27 dead Eight municipal corporations were won by the opposition People's National Movement, five municipal corporations were won by the ruling People's Partnership, and the Chaguanas Municipal Corporation was divided 3-3-2 between PNM, UNC and ILP respectively. An ILP councilor later crossed the floor, giving the UNC control of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/UNC-mayor-for-Chaguanas-231232361.html UNC mayor for Chaguanas Trinidad Express Newspaper News 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131206041844/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/UNC-mayor-for-Chaguanas-231232361.html 2013-12-06 dead Regional Corporations won by the People's National Movement: Port-Of-Spain: PNM 12, People's Partnership 0 San Fernando: PNM:8 COP:1 Arima: PNM 7, People's Partnership 0 Point Fortin: PNM 6, People's Partnership 0 Diego Martin: PNM 10, People's Partnership 0. SanJuan/Laventille: PNM 12, People's Partnership 1. Tunapuna/Piarco: PNM 12, People's Partnership 2, Independent Liberal Party 1. Sangre Grande: PNM 5, People's Partnership 3 Regional Corporations won by the People's Partnership: Mayaro/Rio Claro: People's Partnership 4, PNM 2. Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo: People's Partnership 13, PNM 1 Penal/Debe: People's Partnership 9 PNM 1 Princes Town: People's Partnership 8, PNM 2 Siparia: People's Partnership 5, PNM 3 Chaguanas: PNM 3, People's Partnership 3, Independent Liberal Party 2. References Category:2013 elections in the Caribbean Category:2013 in Trinidad and Tobago 2013