Caroni East
Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary constituency
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Caroni East is a parliamentary constituency in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
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| Caroni East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Caroni East is number 25 on this map | |
| Electorate | 27,602 (2015) |
| Major settlements | Caroni County |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | Rishad Seecheran (UNC) |
Geography
Caroni Central is located in the eastern areas of the Caroni Plain.[2] It had an electorate of 27,602 as of 2015.[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Balgobin Ramdeen | DLP | [4] | |
| 1966 | Hansley Hanoomnsingh | [5] | ||
| 1971 | Selwyn Charles | PNM | [6] | |
| 1976 | Paul Harrison | ULF | [7] | |
| 1981 | Manichan Ramsaran | PNM | [8] | |
| 1986 | Bhoendradatt Tewarie | NAR | [9] | |
| 1991 | Shamshuddin Mohammed | UNC | [10] | |
| 1995 | Ganga Singh | [11] | ||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2007 | Tim Goopesingh | [12] | ||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2020 | Rishad Seecheran | [13] | ||
| 2025 |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Rishad Seecheran | 13,957 | 80.6% |  6.9 | |
| PNM | Leena Rampersad | 2,757 | 15.9% |  8.67 | |
| PF | Danielle Grell | 561 | 3.2% |  | |
| Majority | 11,200 | 64.7% | |||
| Turnout | 17,315 | 57.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,208 | ||||
| UNC hold | |||||
