St. Augustine (parliamentary constituency)

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St. Augustine
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate27,244 (2015)
Current constituency
Created 1991
Number of members1
Member of Parliament    Khadijah Ameen (UNC)

St. Augustine is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north of Trinidad. It has been represented since 2020 by Khadijah Ameen of the United National Congress. [1]

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Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1991 general election. It borders D'Abadie/O'Meara, Arouca/Maloney, Tunapuna, Barataria/San Juan, Chaguanas West, La Horquetta/Talparo and Caroni East. The main towns are Piarco, Valsayn South, Curepe, Macoya, St Augustine and parts of Trincity and Tacarigua. It had an electorate of 27,244 as of 2015. [2] [3] It is considered a safe seat for the United National Congress although it was won by the Congress of the People in 2010 and 2015. [4]

Members of Parliament

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

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
1991 16 December 1991 – 10 December 2001John Humphrey UNC
2001 10 December 2001 – 7 October 2000 Gerald Yetming
2002 7 October 2000 – 5 November 2007 Winston Dookeran
2007 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010Vasant Bharath
2010 24 May 2010 – 10 August 2020Prakash Ramadhar COP
2020 10 August 2020 – Present Khadijah Ameen UNC

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: St. Augustine [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Khadijah Ameen 11,94367.62
PNM Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal5,26429.80
PEP Sateesh Ramsaran2351.33
COP Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan 1881.06
THC Michlin Hosein Phelps330.19
Majority6,67937.81
Turnout 17,66362.87
UNC gain from COP Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: St. Augustine [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
COP Prakash Ramadhar12,60665.92
PNM Alisha Shelley Romano6,18632.35
NCT Nalini Shoba Dial3311.73
Majority6,42033.57
Turnout 19,12370.24
COP hold Swing
General election 2010: St. Augustine [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
COP Prakash Ramadhar15,27179.19
PNM Balchandra Sharma3,95520.51
Majority11,31658.68
Turnout 19,28475.38
COP gain from UNC Swing

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References

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