Couva North

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Couva North
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Region Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
Electorate29,864 (2020) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1976
Number of membersOne
Member of Parliament    Jearlean John (UNC)
Created from Couva

Couva North is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva.

Contents

Couva North consists of the northern part of Couva. It came into effect in time for the 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election.

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: [2]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
1976 13 September 197615 December 1986 Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhala (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday ULF [3]
1986 15 December 198616 December 1991 Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhala (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday NAR
1991 16 December 199124 May 2010 Basdeo Panday with Mikko Pyhala (Ambassador of Finland) (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday UNC
2010 24 May 201010 August 2020 Female portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Ramona Ramdial UNC [4]
2020 10 August 2020–2025 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Ravi Ratiram UNC [5]
2025 2025–present Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Jearlean John UNC [6]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Couva North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Jearlean John 13,20173.1%Increase2.svg
PNM Brent Maraj3,09417.1%Decrease2.svg
PF Mickela Panday 1,7279.6%Steady2.svg
Majority 10,10756.0%Increase2.svg
Turnout 18,06458.88%
Registered electors 30,681
UNC hold
General election 2020: Couva North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Ravi Ratiram12,63369.27
PNM Sharda Satram5,22228.63
PEP Rohanie Debideen2591.42
COP Joel Ramdhanie990.54
Rejected ballots250.14
Turnout 18,23861.07
Majority 7,41140.64
Registered electors 29,864
UNC hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Couva North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Ramona Ramdial13,84566.51
PNM Richard Ragoonanan6,74932.42
ILP Sunil Youdha Ramjitsingh1760.85
Rejected ballots460.22
Turnout 20,81671.08
Majority 7,09634.09
Registered electors 29,284
UNC hold Swing
General election 2010: Couva North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Ramona Ramdial16,05775.43
PNM Nal Ramsingh5,15924.24
Rejected ballots700.33
Turnout 21,28676.9
Majority 10,89854.19
Registered electors 27,680
UNC hold Swing

See also

Couva South

References

  1. "ELECTORATE BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT.pdf" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Historical District Profiles | Elections And Boundaries Commission" . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Basdeo Panday – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. "Ramona Ramdial – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. "Ravi Ratiram – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. "Jearlean John – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Preliminary Results - PE 2020A" (PDF). Elections & Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020.
  9. "Parliamentary Elections, 2015 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count | Elections And Boundaries Commission" . Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. "Report of the E&BC on the Parliamentary Elections 2010 (24th May 2010) | Elections And Boundaries Commission" . Retrieved 14 August 2020.