Tunapuna | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Electorate | 26,650 (2015) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1956 |
Number of members | 1 |
Member of Parliament | Roger Alexander (UNC) |
Tunapuna is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago. It has been represented since the 2020 general election by Esmond Forde of the People's National Movement (PNM). [1]
The constituency was created prior to the 1956 general election. It had an electorate of 26,650 as of 2015. [2] It is considered a marginal seat. [3] Since the 2000 general election, the political party that has won the constituency has also won the general election. [4]
This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: [2]
Election | Years | Member | Party | Notes | ||
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1956 | 25 September 1956 – 4 December 1961 | ![]() | Learie Constantine | PNM | [5] | |
1961 | 4 December 1961 – 24 May 1971 | Alfred Thompson | [6] | |||
1971 | 24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976 | Hector McClean | [7] | |||
1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Bertie Fraser | [8] | |||
1981 | 9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986 | John Scott | [9] | |||
1986 | 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | Emanuel Hosein | NAR | [10] | ||
1991 | 16 December 1991 – 11 December 2000 | Edward Hart | PNM | [11] | ||
2000 | 11 December 2000 – 10 December 2001 | Mervyn Assam | UNC | [12] | ||
2001 | 10 December 2001 – 5 November 2007 | Edward Hart | PNM | [11] | ||
2007 | 5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 | Esther Le Gendre | [13] | |||
2010 | 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015 | ![]() | Winston Dookeran | COP | [14] | |
2015 | 7 September 2015 – 28 April 2025 | Esmond Forde | PNM | [15] | ||
2025 | 28 April 2025 – Present | Roger Alexander | UNC | [16] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UNC | Roger Alexander | 8,466 | 52.9% | ![]() | |
PNM | Esmond Forde | 6,943 | 43.4% | ![]() | |
PF | Aleksei Henry | 413 | 2.6% | ![]() | |
NTA | Savita Pierre | 127 | 0.8% | ![]() | |
THC | Leshawn Gopee | 28 | 0.2% | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,523 | 9.5% | |||
Turnout | 16,016 | 58.27% | |||
Registered electors | 27,485 | ||||
UNC gain from PNM | Swing | % |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PNM | Esmond Forde | 9,460 | 54.75 | ||
UNC | David Nakhid | 7,533 | 43.60 | ||
PEP | Maurice Downes | 228 | 1.32 | ||
THC | Marcus Ramkissoon | 58 | 0.34 | ||
Majority | 1,927 | 11.15 | |||
Turnout | 17,279 | 62.99 | |||
PNM hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PNM | Esmond Forde | 11,228 | 59.42 | ||
UNC | Wayne Munroe | 7,613 | 40.29 | ||
THC | Marcus Ramkissoon | 55 | 0.29 | ||
Majority | 3,615 | 19.13 | |||
Turnout | 18,896 | 70.90 | |||
PNM gain from COP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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COP | Winston Dookeran | 10,446 | 55.97 | ||
PNM | Esther Le Gendre | 8,149 | 43.67 | ||
Majority | 2,297 | 12.31 | |||
Turnout | 18,662 | 74.08 | |||
COP gain from PNM | Swing |