Tobago West

Tobago West
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	23,674 (2015) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1961
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Joel Sampson (TPP)
Created from	Tobago

Tobago West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago, comprising the western part of Tobago. It is currently represented by Joel Sampson.

This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the Commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament. ^[2] This is reflected in Part IV, section 70 of the 1976 Constitution which requires Tobago to have at least two constituencies. ^{[3] [4]}

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: ^[5]

Election		Years	Member		Party	Notes
	1961	4 December 1961 – 13 September 1976		Benjamin Llewellyn Basil Pitt	PNM
	1976	13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981		Winston Murray	DAC
	1981	9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986		James I. Ogiste	DAC
	1986	15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000		Pamela Nicholson	NAR
	2000	11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010		Stanford Callender	PNM
	2010	24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015		Delmon Baker	TOP
	2015	7 September 2015 – 18 March 2025		Shamfa Cudjoe	PNM
	2025	3 May 2025 – present		Joel Sampson	TPP

Election Results

Elections in the 2020s

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Tobago West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TPP	Joel Sampson	6,713	46.7%	new party
	PNM	Shamfa Cudjoe	6,604	45.9%	20.84
	PDP	Curtis Douglas	608	4.2%	28.45
	PF	Aretha Paula Clarke	154	1.1%
	All People's Party (Trinidad and Tobago)	Dexter James	87	0.6%
	Innovative Democratic Alliance	Kay Trotman	82	0.7%
	CARM	Ricardo Phillip	61	0.4%
	UTP	Nickosy Phillips	37	0.3%
	Independent	Leroy George	38	0.3%
Majority			109	0.8%
Turnout			14,379	49.82%
Registered electors			28,863
	TPP gain from PNM		Swing	%

General election 2020: Tobago West ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Shamfa Cudjoe	9,202	66.74
	Independent	Ricardo Sammy Phillip	43	0.31
	PDP	Tashia Grace Burris	4,502	32.65
	UTP	Nickocy Darias D Phillips	40	0.29
Majority			4,700	34.09
Turnout			13,787	49.8
	PNM hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Tobago West ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Shamfa Cudjoe	10,609	79.20
	ILP	Paul Johnny Peters	62	0.46
	TOP	Ann Natasha Seconds	766	5.72
	TF	Christlyn Nathalia Moore	1,602	11.99
	The Platform of Truth	Hochoy Alexander Charles	357	2.66
Majority			9,007	67.24
Turnout			13,396	51.23
	PNM gain from TOP		Swing

References

1. "Historical Voter Turnout | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. Supervisor of Elections. "Report on the Parliamentary General Elections 1961" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
3. Group, Commonwealth Observer (2001). The Trinidad and Tobago General Election: 11 December 2000 : the Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN   978-0-85092-680-4. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
4. "The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. 1976. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "Historical District Profiles". Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
6. ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
7. "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 7 July 2021.
8. "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 8 July 2021.