Couva South
Trinidad and Tobago electoral district
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Couva South is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva.
| Couva South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Region | Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo |
| Electorate | 30,348 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member of Parliament | Barry Padarath (UNC) |
| Created from | Couva |
Couva South consists of the southern 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULF | 13 September 1976–15 December 1986 |  |
Kelvin Ramnath | ULF | ||
| NAR | 15 December 1986–16 December 1991 | |
Kelvin Ramnath | NAR | ||
| 1991 | 16 December 1991–10 December 2001 | |
Ramesh Maharaj | UNC | [3] | |
| 2001 | 10 December 2001–24 May 2010 | |
Kelvin Ramnath | UNC | [4] | |
| 2010 | 24 May 2010–2025 | |
Rudranath Indarsingh | UNC | [5] | |
| 2025 | 2025–present | |
Barry Padarath | UNC | [6] | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Barry Padarath | 13,122 | 73.4% |  | |
| PNM | Aaron Mohammed | 3,763 | 21.0% |  | |
| PF | Imran Gokool | 955 | 5.3% |  | |
| Majority | 9,359 | 52.4% | | ||
| Turnout | 17,881 | 57.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 30,975 | ||||
| UNC hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Rudranath Indarsingh | 12,597 | 68.91 | ||
| PNM | Rajendra Rampersad | 5,542 | 30.31 | ||
| THC | Linnell Doolan | 106 | 0.58 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 36 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 18,281 | 60.24 | |||
| Majority | 7,055 | 38.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 30,348 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Rudranath Indarsingh | 13,889 | 68.81 | ||
| PNM | Alif Rodney Mohammed | 6,070 | 30.07 | ||
| ILP | Kelly Dingoor | 177 | 0.87 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.25 | |||
| Turnout | 20,186 | 70.83 | |||
| Majority | 7,819 | 38.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,499 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Rudranath Indarsingh | 15,045 | 75.7 | ||
| PNM | Anthony Khan | 4,773 | 24.01 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 59 | 0.29 | |||
| Turnout | 19,877 | 75.29 | |||
| Majority | 10,272 | 51.69 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,400 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | ||||