Arima (parliamentary constituency)

Arima
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	25,555 (2015) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1961
Number of members	1
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.

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]

Election		Years	Member		Party	Notes
	1961	4 December 1961 – 7 November 1966		Clytus Arnold Thomasos	PNM	[5]
	1966	7 November 1966 – 13 September 1976		Maxwell Phillip Awon	PNM	[6]
	1976	13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981		Felix G.E. Bellamy	PNM	[7]
	1981	9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986		Ashton Ford	PNM	[8]
	1986	15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991		Gloria Thomasos-Pollard	NAR	[9]
	1991	16 December 1991 – 11 December 2000		Rupert Griffith	PNM	[10]
	2000	11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010		Pennelope Beckles	PNM	[11]
	2010	24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015		Rodger Dominic Samuel	COP	[12]
	2015	7 September 2015 – 10 August 2020		Anthony Garcia	PNM	[13]
	2020	10 August 2020 – Present		Pennelope Beckles	PNM	[11]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Arima ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Pennelope Beckles-Robinson	7,055	49.8%	19.25
	UNC	Nigel Moses	6,356	44.9%	16.2
	PF	Jemima Lezama-Redhead	520	3.7%
	NTA	Shekhina Sirju	152	1.1%
	THC	Marcus Ramkissoon	27	0.2%
	NCT	Nalini Dial	38	0.3%
Majority			699	4.9
Turnout			14,167	49.19%
Registered electors			28,802
	PNM hold

General election 2020: Arima ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Pennelope Beckles	9,293	69.05
	UNC	Flora Singh	3,905	29.02
	PEP	Sharon Hernandez	212	1.58
	NCT	Nalini Dial	48	0.36
Majority			5,388	40.04
Turnout			13,458	51.01
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Arima ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Anthony Garcia	10,879	69.27
	COP	Rodger Dominic Samuel	4,578	29.15
	ILP	Donna Maxentia Jennings	248	1.58
Majority			6,301	40.12
Turnout			15,705	61.46
	PNM gain from COP		Swing

General election 2010: Arima ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	COP	Rodger Dominic Samuel	7,610	50.29
	PNM	Laurel Lezama	7,246	47.89
	NNV	Justin Gibbs	201	1.33
Majority			364	2.41
Turnout			15,130	62.74
	COP gain from PNM		Swing

References

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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. "The Honourable Clytus Arnold Thomasos". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
6. "Mr. Dr. Maxwell Awon". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
7. "Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". Mr. Felix Bellamy.
8. "Ashton Ford – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
9. "Mrs. Gloria Thomasos-Pollard". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
10. "Dr. Rupert Griffith – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
11. "The Honourable Pennelope Beckles-Robinson". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
12. "Rodger Samuel – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
13. "The Honourable Anthony Garcia". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
14. ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
15. "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.
16. "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.
17. "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.