Diego Martin North/East

Diego Martin North/East
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	29,273(2020)
Current constituency
Created	2007
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Colm Imbert (PNM)

Diego Martin North/East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2007 general election by Colm Imbert of the People's National Movement (PNM). ^[1] Until 2007, it was known as Diego Martin East.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 2007 general election from the former constituency of Diego Martin East. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin West, Diego Martin Central, St. Ann's East, Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West, and Port of Spain South. The main towns are Dibe and Maraval. It had an electorate of 17,145 as of 2015. ^[2]

Member of Parliament

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

Diego Martin East
Election	Years	Member		Party		Notes
1966	1966–1976		Karl Hudson-Phillips		PNM	[3]
1976	1976–1986		Norma Lewis-Phillip		PNM	[4]
1986	1986–1991		Anthony Smart		NAR	[5]
1991	1991 – 5 November 2007		Colm Imbert		PNM
Diego Martin North/East
2007	5 November 2007 – Present		Colm Imbert		PNM	[6]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Diego Martin North/East ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Colm Imbert	7,064	56.0%	17.92
	PEP	Brendon Butts	3,525	28.0%	24.85
	PF	Chelsie Cedeno	708	5.6%
	NTA	Salim George	565	4.5%
	MND	Garvin Nicholas	556	4.4%	2.89
	All People's Party (Trinidad and Tobago)	Christine Soden	145	1.2%
Majority			3,539	28.0%	25.47
Turnout			12,612	42.22%
Registered electors			29,869
	PNM hold

General election 2020: Diego Martin North/East ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Colm Imbert	10,218	73.92
	UNC	Eli Zakour	2,827	20.45
	PEP	Phillip Edward Alexander	436	3.15
	MND	Myron John Clayton Bruce	209	1.51
	COP	Lonsdale Leon Williams	133	0.96
Majority			7,391	53.47
Turnout			13,823	47.22
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Diego Martin North/East ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Colm Imbert	12,015	70.4
	UNC	Garvin Nicholas	4,949	28.99
	NNV	Saaleha Zawadi Abu Bakr	103	0.6
Majority			7,066	41.4
Turnout			17,067	60.8
	PNM hold		Swing

General election 2010: Diego Martin North/East ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Colm Imbert	8,539	50.8
	UNC	Garvin Nicholas	8,076	48.05
	NNV	Melissa Ochoa	126	0.75
Majority			463	2.75
Turnout			16,809	60.8
	PNM hold		Swing

References

1. "The Honourable Colm Imbert, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
3. "Karl Hudson-Phillips – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
4. "Norma Lewis-Phillip – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
5. "The Honourable Anthony Isidore Smart". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
6. "The Honourable Colm Imbert". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
7. ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.