Tobago Council of the People's National Movement

The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement,^[14] also known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, PNM Tobago or PNM Tobago Council, is the longest-serving and oldest active political party in Tobago.^[15] The party is the autonomous branch of the Trinidad and Tobago People's National Movement operating in Tobago. While its political leader acts in the local capacity, they also serve as a deputy leader on a national level. The party's executives organize for both local and national election campaigns. There have been three PNM Chief Secretaries and administrations.

AbbreviationPNM

LeaderAncil Dennis

ChairpersonLearie Paul

SecretaryAkissi London

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Tobago Council of the People's National Movement
Abbreviation	PNM
Leader	Ancil Dennis
Chairperson	Learie Paul
Secretary	Akissi London
Leader in House of Assembly	Kelvon Morris (Minority Leader)
Founded	1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Headquarters	PNM Tobago Council Office Robinson Street Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Newspaper	MAGNUM
Youth wing	PNM Tobago East Youth League PNM Tobago West Youth League
Women's wing	PNM Tobago East Women's League PNM Tobago West Women's League
Membership (2020)	10,000[1]
Ideology	Liberalism[2][3] Social liberalism[4] Nationalism Centralization
Political position	Centre[5][6] to centre-left [7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
National affiliation	People's National Movement
Regional affiliation	West Indies Federal Labour Party (1957–1962)
Colors	Red
Senate	3 / 31
House of Representatives	0 / 2
Tobago House of Assembly	0 / 15
Election symbol
Balisier flower
Website
tobagopnm.com
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Founded in 1998,^[16] it is the largest and most successful political party in modern Tobagonian politics. With the exception of 2010, the party has won the biggest share of the vote at the Trinidad and Tobago general elections since 2000 and has governed the Tobago House of Assembly uninterruptedly, winning every Tobago House of Assembly election from 2001 until 2021.

The Tobago PNM currently hold 2 of 2 Tobagonian seats in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and 1 of 15 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Former Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis is the current and youngest political leader of the PNM after being elected unopposed in the 2020 People's National Movement Tobago leadership election with Kelvon Morris, the party's lone elected assemblymember serving as the party's leader in the THA.

With its predecessor organizations and despite not being a socialist party, it was a member of the democratic socialist West Indies Federal Labour Party in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation from 1957 to 1962, winning the Tobago seat in the 1958 elections.

As of January 2020, the party has roughly 10,000 registered members.^[17]

Following the 2026 Tobago House of Assembly election, the party was left with no elected members of the Tobago House of Assembly.^[18]