Diego Martin West

Diego Martin West
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	29,349 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1966
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Hans des Vignes (PNM)

Diego Martin West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented by Hans des Vignes of the People's National Movement (PNM) since 2025. It was previously held by former Prime Minister Keith Rowley since 1991. ^[1]

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1966 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East and Diego Martin Central, as well as the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Paria. The main towns are Carenage, Westmoorings, Chaguaramas, and it contains the islands of Gaspar Grande, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare. It had an electorate of 29,349 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
1966	7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971		John O'Halloran		PNM	[3]
1971	24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976		Cyril Launcelot Brown			[4]
1976	13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981		Hugh Francis			[5]
1986	15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991		Margaret Hector		NAR	[6]
1991	16 December 1991 – 18 March 2025		Keith Rowley		PNM	[7]
2025	3 May 2025 – Present		Hans des Vignes		PNM	[8]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Hans des Vignes	7,703	62.3%	15.28
	PEP	Janice Learmond-Criqui	3,257	26.4%
	NTA	Marsha Walker	1,336	10.8%
Majority			4,446	35.9%	17.87
Turnout			12,358	41.24%
Registered electors			29,967
	PNM hold

General election 2020: Diego Martin West ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Keith Rowley	10,791	77.58
	UNC	Marsha Loraine Walker	2,569	18.47
	MND	Roger Dexter Nicholls	456	3.28
	THC	Zafir David	93	0.67
Majority			8,222	59.11
Turnout			13,909	46.54
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Diego Martin West ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Keith Rowley	12,855	76.03
	COP	Avonelle Arlette Hector	3,411	20.18
	Independent	Phillip Edward Alexander	246	1.46
	NNV	Fuad Abu Bakr	194	1.15
	ILP	Taja Appolonia Carrington	118	0.7
	THC	Zafir David	83	0.5
Majority			9,444	55.86
Turnout			16,907	57.61
	PNM hold		Swing

General election 2010: Diego Martin West ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Keith Rowley	9,042	52.42
	COP	Rocky Neil Garcia	7,996	46.36
	NNV	Saaleha Zawadi Abu Bakr	149	0.86
Majority			1,046	6.06
Turnout			17,248	60.8
	PNM hold		Swing

References

1. "The Honourable Dr. Keith Rowley, 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. "The Honourable John O'Halloran". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
4. "Mr. Cyril Brown". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
5. "Hugh Francis – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
6. "Margaret Hector – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
7. "Dr. Keith Rowley – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
8. Douglas, Sean (18 February 2025). "Des Vignes selected for Diego Martin West: Rowley inspired me". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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.