Couva North
Electoral district in Couva, Trinidad
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Couva North is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva.
| Couva North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Region | Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo |
| Electorate | 29,864 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member of Parliament | Jearlean John (UNC) |
| Created from | Couva |
Couva North consists of the northern part of Couva. It came into effect in time for the 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election.
Members of Parliament
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[2]
| Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 September 1976–15 December 1986 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Basdeo Panday | ULF | [3] | |
| 1986 | 15 December 1986–16 December 1991 | |
Basdeo Panday | NAR | ||
| 1991 | 16 December 1991–24 May 2010 | |
Basdeo Panday | UNC | ||
| 2010 | 24 May 2010–10 August 2020 |  |
Ramona Ramdial | UNC | [4] | |
| 2020 | 10 August 2020–28 April 2025 |  |
Ravi Ratiram | UNC | [5] | |
| 2025 | 28 April 2025–present | |
Jearlean John | UNC | [6] | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Jearlean John | 13,201 | 73.1% |  | |
| PNM | Brent Maraj | 3,094 | 17.1% |  | |
| PF | Mickela Panday | 1,727 | 9.6% |  | |
| Majority | 10,107 | 56.0% | | ||
| Turnout | 18,064 | 58.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,681 | ||||
| UNC hold | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Ramona Ramdial | 13,845 | 66.51 | ||
| PNM | Richard Ragoonanan | 6,749 | 32.42 | ||
| ILP | Sunil Youdha Ramjitsingh | 176 | 0.85 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.22 | |||
| Turnout | 20,816 | 71.08 | |||
| Majority | 7,096 | 34.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 29,284 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Ramona Ramdial | 16,057 | 75.43 | ||
| PNM | Nal Ramsingh | 5,159 | 24.24 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 21,286 | 76.9 | |||
| Majority | 10,898 | 54.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,680 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||