Tobago West
Parliamentary Constituency
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Tobago West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the western part of Tobago. It is currently represented by Joel Sampson.
| Tobago West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Electorate | 23,674 (2015)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | Joel Sampson (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] This is reflected in Part IV, section 70 of the 1976 Constitution which requires Tobago to have at least two constituencies.[3][4]
Members of Parliament
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[5]
| Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 December 1961 – 13 September 1976 | Benjamin Pitt | PNM | |||
| 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Winston Murray | DAC | |||
| 1981 | 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 | James Ogiste | DAC | |||
| 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000 | Pamela Nicholson | NAR | |||
| 2000 | 11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010 | Stanford Callender | PNM | |||
| 2010 | 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 | Delmon Baker | TOP | |||
| 2015 | 7 September 2015 – 18 March 2025 | Shamfa Cudjoe | PNM | |||
| 2025 | 3 May 2025 – present | Joel Sampson | TPP | |||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPP | Joel Sampson | 6,713 | 46.7% | new party | |
| PNM | Shamfa Cudjoe | 6,604 | 45.9% |  20.84 | |
| PDP | Curtis Douglas | 608 | 4.2% | 28.45 | |
| PF | Aretha Paula Clarke | 154 | 1.1% |  | |
| All People's Party (Trinidad and Tobago) | Dexter James | 87 | 0.6% | | |
| IDA | Kay Trotman | 82 | 0.7% | | |
| CARM | Ricardo Phillip | 61 | 0.4% | | |
| UTP | Nickosy Phillips | 37 | 0.3% | | |
| Independent | Leroy George | 38 | 0.3% | | |
| Majority | 109 | 0.8% | |||
| Turnout | 14,379 | 49.82% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,863 | ||||
| TPP gain from PNM | Swing | % | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNM | Shamfa Cudjoe | 9,202 | 66.74 | ||
| Independent | Ricardo Sammy Phillip | 43 | 0.31 | ||
| PDP | Tashia Grace Burris | 4,502 | 32.65 | ||
| UTP | Nickocy Darias D Phillips | 40 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 4,700 | 34.09 | |||
| Turnout | 13,787 | 49.8 | |||
| PNM hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNM | Shamfa Cudjoe | 10,609 | 79.20 | ||
| ILP | Paul Johnny Peters | 62 | 0.46 | ||
| TOP | Ann Natasha Seconds | 766 | 5.72 | ||
| TF | Christlyn Nathalia Moore | 1,602 | 11.99 | ||
| The Platform of Truth | Hochoy Alexander Charles | 357 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 9,007 | 67.24 | |||
| Turnout | 13,396 | 51.23 | |||
| PNM gain from TOP | Swing | ||||