La Horquetta/Talparo

La Horquetta/Talparo
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	26,031 (2015) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2007
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Phillip Watts (UNC)

La Horquetta/Talparo is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the centre of Trinidad. It has been represented since 2020 by Foster Cummings of the People's National Movement. ^[2]

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election, and previously largely fell within the boundaries of the Arima electoral district. ^[3] It had an electorate of 26,031 as of 2015. ^[4] It is considered a marginal seat. ^[5] La Horquetta/Talparo includes Talparo, La Horquetta, and Wallerfield.

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: ^[4]

Election		Years	Member		Party	Notes
	2007	5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010		Roger Joseph	PNM	[6]
	2010	24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015		Jairam Seemungal	UNC	[7]
	2015	7 September 2015 – 10 August 2020		Maxie Cuffie	PNM	[8]
	2020	10 August 2020 – 18 March 2025		Foster Cummings	PNM	[9]
	2025	3 May 2025 – Present		Phillip Watts	UNC	[10]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: La Horquetta/Talparo ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	Phillip Watts	9,585	56.5%	12.35
	PNM	Foster Cummings	6,712	39.6%	15.43
	PF	Rekeisha Francois	502	3.0%
	NTA	Alvin Cudjoe	107	0.6%
Majority			2,873	16.9%
Turnout			16,960	58.36%
Registered electors			29,061
	UNC gain from PNM		Swing	13.89%

General election 2020: La Horquetta/Talparo ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Foster Cummings	9,714	55.03
	UNC	Jearlean John	7,793	44.15
	PEP	Benet Thomas	145	0.82
Majority			1,921	10.88
Turnout			17,652	64.12
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: La Horquetta/Talparo ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Maxie Cuffie	10,428	57.50
	UNC	Jairam Seemungal	7,606	41.94
	The New Voice	Garvin Pius Powtan	101	0.56
Majority			2,822	15.56
Turnout			18,135	72.06
	PNM gain from UNC		Swing

General election 2010: La Horquetta/Talparo ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNC	Jairam Seemungal	8,712	52.85
	PNM	Nadra Nathai-Gyan	7,633	46.31
	Independent	Sookram Ali	58	0.35
	Trinidad & Tobago National Congress Party	Ramesh Maharaj	29	0.18
Majority			1,079	6.55
Turnout			16,483	68.80
	UNC gain from PNM		Swing

References

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14. "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 December 6, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.