Claxton Bay (parliamentary constituency)

Claxton Bay
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	23,504 (2015) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1956
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Hansen Narinesingh (UNC)

Claxton Bay is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago on the south-west coast of Trinidad. David Lee of the United National Congress was elected its Member of Parliament in the 2015 and 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general elections. ^{[2] [3]}

The constituency was renamed from Pointe-à-Pierre for the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election. ^[4]

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1956 general election. It had an electorate of 23,504 as of 2015. ^[5] It includes Claxton Bay, Marabella, Tarouba, Pointe-à-Pierre and portions of Vistabella. It is considered a marginal seat. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2025, the seat was renamed to refer to the town of Claxton Bay. ^[8]

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: ^[9]

Election	Term	Member		Party		Notes
1956	24 September 1956 – 4 December 1961		Ashford Sinanan		People's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago)	[10]
1961	4 December 1961 – 7 November 1966		Peter Farquhar		DLP	[11]
1966	7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971		Lilias Wight			[12]
1971	24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976		Cedric Weekes		PNM	[13]
1976	13 September 1976 – 15 December 1986		Winston Hinds			[14]
1986	15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991		Oswald Hem Lee		NAR	[15]
1991	16 December 1991 – 6 November 1995		Cyril Rajaram		PNM	[16]
1995	6 November 1995 – 11 December 2000		Dhanraj Singh		UNC	[17]
2000	11 December 2000 – 10 December 2001		William Chaitan			[18]
2001	10 December 2001 – 5 November 2007		Gillian Lucky			[19]
2007	5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010		Christine Kangaloo		PNM	[20]
2010	24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015		Errol McLeod		UNC	[21]
2015	7 September 2015 – 18 March 2025		David Lee			[22]
Claxton Bay
2025	3 May 2025 – present		Hansen Narinesingh		UNC	[23]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Claxton Bay ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	Hansen Narinesingh	9,969	64.5%
	PNM	Mukesh Ramsingh	4,934	31.9%
	PF	Thelston Jagoo	530	3.4%
Majority			5,035	32.6%
Turnout			15,467	59.31%
Registered electors			26,078
	UNC hold

General election 2020: Pointe-à-Pierre ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	David Lee	8,869	53.5
	PNM	Daniel Dookie	7,357	44.38
	MSJ	David Abdulah	208	1.25
	PEP	Marvyn Howard	144	0.87
Majority			1,512	9.12
Turnout			16,578	66.06
	UNC hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Pointe-à-Pierre ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	David Lee	9,710	54.06
	PNM	Neil Mohammed	8,204	45.67
	ILP	Patrina Mark-Bascombe	48	0.27
Majority			1,506	8.38
Turnout			17,962	73.08
	UNC hold		Swing

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