Diego Martin Central

Diego Martin Central
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	17,334 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1981
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Symon de Nobriga (PNM)

Diego Martin Central is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2020 general election by Symon de Nobriga of the People's National Movement (PNM). ^[1]

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1981 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East, Diego Martin West, and Port of Spain South. It contains a number of communities in Diego Martin, including Petit Valley, Diamond Vale, Four Roads and Blue Range. It had an electorate of 17,334 as of 2015. ^[2]

Members of Parliament

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

Election	Years	Member		Party		Notes
1981	9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986		Joseph Laquis		PNM	[3]
1986	15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991		Leo Des Vignes		NAR	[4]
1991	16 December 1991 – 5 November 2007		Kenneth Valley		PNM	[5]
2007	5 November 2007 – 7 September 2015		Amery Browne			[6]
2015	7 September 2015 – 10 August 2020		Daryl Smith			[7]
2020	10 August 2020 – Present		Symon de Nobriga			[8]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Diego Martin Central ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Symon de Nobriga	7,409	56.4%
	UNC	Keron Thomas	4,600	35.0%
	NTA	Russel Chan	1,085	8.3%
Majority			2,809	21.4%
Turnout			13,149	44.39%
Registered electors			29,623
	PNM hold

General election 2020: Diego Martin Central ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Symon de Nobriga	10,627	74.39
	UNC	John Laquis	2,692	18.84
	PEP	Felicia Holder	404	2.83
	MND	Garvin Nicholas	374	2.62
	MSJ	Renée St. Rose	120	0.84
	NNV	Ashton Francis	69	0.48
Majority			7,935	55.54
Turnout			14,286	48.25
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Diego Martin Central ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Darryl Smith	13,258	77.02
	NJAC	Embau Moheni	2,969	17.25
	NNV	Kefentse Gervais	586	3.4
	ILP	Kathy-Ann Lamont	401	2.33
Majority			10,289	59.77
Turnout			17,214	58.65
	PNM hold		Swing

General election 2010: Diego Martin Central ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Amery Browne	9,040	52.36
	COP	Nicole Dyer-Griffith	8,047	46.61
	NNV	Nigel Telesford	145	0.84
Majority			993	5.75
Turnout			17,265	62.86
	PNM hold		Swing

References

1. "The Honourable Symon de Nobriga, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
3. "Dr. Joseph Laquis – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
4. "Leo Des Vignes – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
5. "The Honourable Kenneth Valley". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
6. "Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
7. "Darryl Smith – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
8. "The Honourable Symon de Nobriga". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
9. ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
10. "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 18 February 2022.
11. "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 3 January 2022.
12. "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 3 January 2022.