Arima (parliamentary constituency)

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Arima
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate25,555 (2015) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1961
Number of members1
Member of Parliament    Pennelope Beckles (PNM)

Arima is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north of Trinidad, including part of the borough of Arima. It is currently represented by Pennelope Beckles.

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This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. [2] In 2004, five polling divisions were removed from the district to create the constituency of D'Abadie/O'Meara and one polling division was removed to create La Horquetta/Talparo for the 2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election. It was previously considered to be a safe PNM seat, but was won by the COP in the 2010 general election. [3]

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: [4]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
1961 4 December 1961 – 7 November 1966 Clytus Arnold Thomasos PNM
1966 7 November 1966 – 13 September 1976Maxwell Phillip Awon PNM
1976 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981Felix G.E. Bellamy PNM
1981 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986Aston Ford PNM
1986 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991Gloria Pollard NAR
1991 16 December 1991 – 11 December 2000Rupert Griffith PNM
2000 11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010 Pennelope Beckles PNM
2010 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015Rodger Dominic Samuel COP
2015 7 September 2015 – 10 August 2020Anthony Garcia PNM
2020 10 August 2020 – Present Pennelope Beckles PNM

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: Arima [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNM Pennelope Beckles 9,29369.05
UNC Flora Singh3,90529.02
PEP Sharon Hernandez2121.58
NCT Nalini Dial480.36
Majority5,38840.04
Turnout 13,45851.01
PNM hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Arima [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PNM Anthony Garcia10,87969.27
COP Rodger Dominic Samuel4,57829.15
ILP Donna Maxentia Jennings2481.58
Majority6,30140.12
Turnout 15,70561.46
PNM gain from COP Swing
General election 2010: Arima [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
COP Rodger Dominic Samuel7,61050.29
PNM Laurel Lezama7,24647.89
NNV Justin Gibbs2011.33
Majority3642.41
Turnout 15,13062.74
COP gain from PNM Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Historical Voter Turnout". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Supervisor of Elections (1961). "Report on the Parliamentary General Elections 1961" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Figueira, Daurius (2 August 2010). The Politics of Racist Hegemony in Trinidad and Tobago. iUniverse. ISBN   978-1-4502-4514-2. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 7th September 2015" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 24th May, 2010" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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