The Honourable Wayne Sturge | |
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Member of Parliament for Toco/Sangre Grande | |
Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
Preceded by | Roger Monroe |
Personal details | |
Political party | UNC |
Wayne Sturge is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). He has been MP for Toco/Sangre Grande in the House of Representatives since 2025. [1]
Sturge is an attorney. [2] He has been involved in high-profile cases. [3] Sturge previously sat as an opposition Senator. [4] In the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election,Sturge unseated Roger Monroe. [5] After the election he was appointed Minister of Defence by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UNC | Wayne Sturge | 9,728 | 55.0% | ![]() | |
PNM | Roger Monroe | 7,363 | 41.6% | ![]() | |
PF | Elizabeth Wharton | 385 | 2.2% | ![]() | |
NTA | Christine Newallo-Hosein | 143 | 0.8% | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,365 | 13.40% | |||
Turnout | 17,691 | 56.73% | |||
Registered electors | 31,186 | ||||
UNC gain from PNM | Swing | % |