Tobago East
Parliamentary Constituency
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Tobago East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the eastern part of Tobago. It is currently represented by David Thomas of the Tobago People's Party.
| Tobago East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Electorate | 20,424 (2015)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | David Thomas (TPP) |
| Created from | Tobago |
This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the Commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament.[2]
Members of Parliament
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[3]
| Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 December 1961 – 13 September 1976 | .jpg) |
Arthur N.R. Robinson | PNM | ||
| 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | |
Arthur N.R. Robinson | DAC | ||
| 1981 | 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 | Pamela Nicholson | DAC | |||
| 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000 | |
Arthur N.R. Robinson | NAR | ||
| 2000 | 11 December 2000 – 10 December 2001 | Nathaniel Moore | NAR | |||
| 2001 | 10 December 2001 – 5 November 2007 | Eudine Job-Davis | PNM | |||
| 2007 | 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 | Rennie Dumas | PNM | |||
| 2010 | 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 | Vernella Alleyne-Toppin | TOP | |||
| 2015 | 7 September 2015 – 18 March 2025 | Ayanna Webster-Roy | PNM | |||
| 2025 | 3 May 2025 – present | David Thomas | TPP | |||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPP | David Thomas | 7,144 | 57.0% |  | |
| PNM | Ayanna Webster-Roy | 4,396 | 35.1% |  | |
| PDP | Watson Duke | 788 | 6.3% |  | |
| PF | Wade Caruth | 99 | 0.8% | | |
| IDA | Gerard Balfour | 82 | 0.7% | | |
| Majority | 2,748 | 21.9% | |||
| Turnout | 12,542 | 52.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 23,853 | ||||
| TPP gain from PNM | Swing | % | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNM | Ayanna Webster-Roy | 7,128 | 54.52 | ||
| OTV | Juliana Henry-King | 80 | 0.61 | ||
| PDP | Watson Solomon Duke | 5,866 | 44.87 | ||
| Majority | 1,262 | 9.65 | |||
| Turnout | 13,074 | 56.59 | |||
| PNM hold | Swing | ||||