The Honourable Wayne Sturge | |
|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |||