Princes Town (parliamentary constituency)
Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary constituency
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Princes Town is a parliamentary constituency in Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
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| Princes Town | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives | |
Princes Town is number 34 on this map | |
| Electorate | 26,473 (2015) |
| Major settlements | Princes Town |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | Aiyna Ali (UNC) |
Geography
The constituency covers the town of Princes Town. It had an electorate of 26,473 as of 2015.[2]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Stephen C. Maharaj | DLP | [3] | |
| 1966 | Afraz Mohammed Baksh | DLP | [4] | |
| 1971 | Lloyd Christopher Phillips | PNM | [5] | |
| 1976 | Nizam Mohammed | ULF | [6] | |
| 1981 | Amoy Mohammed | PNM | [7] | |
| 1986 | Jennifer Johnson | NAR | [8][9] | |
| 1991 | Mohammed Haniff | UNC | [10] | |
| 1995 | Reeza Mohammed | UNC | [11] | |
| 2000 | Subhas Panday | UNC | [12] | |
| 2001 | UNC | |||
| 2002 | UNC | |||
| 2007 | Seat divided into Princes Town North and Princes Town South/Tableland | |||
| 2010 | Nela Khan | UNC | [13] | |
| 2015 | Barry Padarath | UNC | [14] | |
| 2020 | UNC | |||
| 2025 | Aiyna Ali | UNC | ||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Aiyna Ali | 11,852 | 75.3% |  | |
| PNM | Rocklyn Mohammed | 2,349 | 15.9% |  | |
| PF | Sacha Mangroo | 510 | 3.2% |  | |
| Majority | 9,503 | 59.4% | |||
| Turnout | 15,751 | 56.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,774 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | % | |||
