2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election

National election January 2017 January 2017 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election 2010 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election 2020 All 41 seats in the House of Representatives21 needed for a majority 66.84% ( 3.04 pp) 2015 09 07 yes KeithRowley.jpg Keith Rowley DC241f 26 May 2010 People's National Movement Diego Martin West 12 seats, 39.5% 23 11 378,447 51.68% 12.0 pp Kamla Persad-Bissessar, 2012.jpg Kamla Persad-Bissessar FCCC08 24 January 2010 United National Congress PP Siparia 21 seats, 43.7% 17 4 290,066 39.61% 4.1 pp COP Prakash Ramadhar 3 July 2011 Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) PP St. Augustine 6 seats, 14.12% 1 5 43,991 6.01% 8.1 pp frameless|Map of the General Election of Trinidad and Tobago Results of Constituencies frameless|Map of the General Election of Trinidad and Tobago by Margins Results of Constituencies by Margin of Victory frameless|Map of the General Election of Trinidad and Tobago by Polling Divisions Results of Constituencies by Polling Divisions Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar United National Congress Keith Rowley People's National Movement General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 September 2015.7 September: Election Day in Trinidad and Tobago Caricom Today, 12 June 2015 The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on 13 June 2015. The result was a victory for the opposition People's National Movement, which received 52% of the vote and won 23 of the 41 seats in the House of Representatives.Results of the Parliamentary Election Held on Monday 7 September 2015 EBCTT Background The 2010 general elections were won by the People's Partnership (PP) coalition, an alliance of the United National Congress (UNC), the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), the Congress of the People (COP) and the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP). The PP took 29 of the 41 seats, with the People's National Movement (PNM) winning the other 12. Prior to the 2015 general elections, two by-elections were held in St Joseph and Chaguanas West, which saw the seats held by the PP won by the PNM and Independent Liberal Party (ILP) respectively.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150907/news/pnm-wins-2015-general-election PNM wins 2015 General Election Trinidad Express 26 January 2019 https://archive.today/20150908043816/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150907/news/pnm-wins-2015-general-election 8 September 2015 dead dmy-all Electoral system The 41 elected members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post.Electoral system IPU A total of 2,199 polling stations were used. Campaign A total of 127 candidates contested the election for 17 different political parties, with another five running as independents. The PNM was the only party to contest all 41 seats, and only two other parties contested more than half the seats; the United National Congress ran in 28 and the ILP in 26. The COP ran in eight seats, the Laventille Outreach for Vertical Enrichment, the NJAC, New National Vision and Trinidad Humanity Campaign all contested three seats, whilst Tobago Forwards, the TOP and the Platform of Truth ran in two. The other parties only nominated a single candidate, including the Democratic Development Party, the Independent Democratic Party, the National Coalition for Transportation, the New Voice, the Youth Empowerment Party and the Youth, National Organisations, Farmers Unification, Policy Reformation.Candidates Nominated Electorate Polling Station 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915153511/http://www.ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/Candidate-Nominated-Electorate-Polling-Station-2015.xlsx 15 September 2015 EBCTT The UNC, NJAC, COP and TOP again ran under the PP banner, and did not run candidates against each other.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150815/news/cop-loses-three-seats COP loses three seats Trinidad Express 15 August 2015 13 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150918050020/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150815/news/cop-loses-three-seats 18 September 2015 dead dmy-all Opposition leader Keith Rowley described the election campaign as one of the most "gruelling" in the country's history, but highlighted that the campaign had been conducted in high spirits and without violence or unrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2KZfUvhcrM 2015-12-04 PNM Victory Speech by Keith Rowly Results Preliminary results on election night indicated that the PNM had won a majority government with 22 of 41 seats, but with a majority of the popular vote flowing to the ruling People's Partnership coalition.August 2021 On the final count however the PNM clearly secured an absolute majority of votes cast and obtained an extra seat from the PP, winning 23 of the 41 seats. The four parties in the PP alliance received a combined 46.6% of the vote, winning the remaining eighteen seats. File:Trinité-et-Tobago Chambre des représentants 2015.svg People's National Movement 378447 23 +11 United National Congress (PP) 290066 17 −4 Congress of the People  (PP) 43991 1 −5 National Joint Action Committee (PP) 5790 0 0 Independent Liberal Party  5123 0 New Tobago Forwards 2162 0 New Tobago Organisation of the People (PP) 1750 0 −2 New National Vision 883 0 0 Platform of Truth 469 0 New Laventille Outreach for Vertical Enrichment 344 0 New National Coalition for Transportation 331 0 New Democratic Development Party 153 0 New Trinidad Humanity Campaign 138 0 New Independent Democratic Party 108 0 New The New Voice 101 0 New Youth, National Organisations, Farmers Unification, Policy Reformation 74 0 New Youth Empowerment Party 34 0 New Independents 2376 0 0 2452 0 1099279 EBCTT, EBCTT, Caribbean Elections By constituency Winning candidates are in bold.List of Election Agents https://web.archive.org/web/20150915151435/http://www.ebctt.com/wp-content/uploads/Election-Agents-20050906.pdf 15 September 2015 EBCTTT&T starts new era under PNM https://web.archive.org/web/20150909221230/http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2015-09-08/tt%E2%80%88starts-new-era-under-pnm 9 September 2015 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 8 September 2015 ConstituencyPPPNMILPOthers Arima Rodger Samuel (COP) Anthony Garcia Donna Jennings Arouca/Maloney Wendell Eversley (COP) Camille Robinson-Regis Barataria/San Juan Fuad Khan (UNC) Hafeez Ali Jonathan Thomas (YEP) Caroni Central Bhoe Tewarie (UNC) Avinash Singh Michelle Johnson Caroni East Tim Gopeesingh (UNC) Sara Budhu Abuzar Mohammed Chaguanas East Fazal Karim (UNC) Parbatee Helen Maharaj Jack Warner Chaguanas West Ganga Singh (UNC) Abbgail Nandalal Amarath Jagassar Couva North Ramona Ramdial (UNC) Richard Ragoonannan Sunil Ramjitsingh Couva South Rudy Indarsingh (UNC) Alif Mohammed Kelly Dingoor Cumuto/ManzanillaChristine Newallo-Hosein (UNC) Bharath Barry Lochan Dr Lena Brereton Krish Poonwasee (Independent) D'Abadie/O'Meara Patricia Metivier (COP) Ancil Antoine Dominic Romain Diego Martin Central Embau Moheni (NJAC) Darryl Smith Kathy Ann Lamont Diego Martin North/East Garvin Nicholas (UNC) Colm Imbert Saaleha Abu Bakr (NNV) Diego Martin West Avonelle Hector (COP) Keith Rowley Taja Carringhton Fuad Abu Bakr (NNV)Phillip Alexander (Independent)Zafir David (THC) Fyzabad Lackram Bodoe (UNC) Marsha Bailey Fabian Anthony Assie La Brea Ramesh Ramnannan (UNC) Nicole Olivierre Kefing Jason Chance La Horquetta/Talparo Jairam Seemungal (UNC) Maxie Cuffie Laventille East/Morvant Kathy Ann Francis (NJAC) Adrian Leonce Fitzdavid Samuel Niya Pierre (LOVE) Laventille West Malcolm Kernahan (NJAC) Fitzgerald Hinds Trent Holdip Lopinot/Bon Air West Lincoln Douglas (COP)Cherrie Ann Crichlow-Cockburn Nigel Reyes Mayaro Rushton Paray (UNC) Clarence Rambharat Andrew Brooks Moruga/Tableland Clifton De Coteau (UNC) Lovell Francis Andre Clifford Naparima Rodney Charles (UNC) Dons Waithe Riza hosein Oropouche East Roodal Moonilal (UNC) Terry Jadoonannan Oropouche West Vidia Goopiesingh (UNC) Clifford Rambharose Point Fortin Ravi Ratiram (UNC) Edmund Dillion Pointe-à-Pierre David Lee (UNC) Neil MohammedPatrina Mark BascombePort of Spain North/St. Ann's West Eli Zakour (UNC) Stuart Young Port of Spain South Cleveland Garcia (COP) Marlene McDonald Princes Town Barry Padarath (UNC) Nikoleiskai Ali San Fernando East Ashaki Scott (COP) Randall Mitchell Ricardo Lee Sing San Fernando West Raziah Ahmed (UNC) Faris Al-Rawi Joseph Mendes Siparia Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNC) Vidya Deokiesingh St. Ann's East Don Sylverter (UNC) Nyan Gadsby-Dolly Geewan Ramdeen St. Augustine Prakash Ramadhar (COP) Alisha Romano St. Joseph Vasant Bharath (UNC) Terrence Deyalsingh Errol Fabien (Independent) Tabaquite Suruj Rambachan (UNC) Kevin Chan Tobago East Joseph Fredrick (TOP) Ayanna Webster-Roy Juliana Henry-King (TPT)Peter Caruth (TF) Tobago West Natasha Ann Second (TOP) Shamfa Cudjoe Paul Peters Hochoy Charles (TPT)Christlyn Moore (TF) Toco/Sangre Grande Brent Sancho (UNC) Glenda Jennings-Smith Dayne Francois Tunapuna Wayne Munroe (UNC) Esmond Forde Marcus Ramkissoon (THC) References Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad Category:2015 in Trinidad and Tobago