Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2007
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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago
on 5 November 2007. Nomination day was 15 October.
The parties contesting the election were the incumbent People's National Movement
, the official opposition United National Congress
–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People
(a UNC splinter group), the Tobago
United Front–Democratic Action Congress
(a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly
(a new party based in Tobago). Also contesting were five independent candidates.
ahead of the ruling People's National Movement
by 7%.
Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race.
won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament. The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday
won the 15 remaining seats. The COP did not win any seats.
The UNC-Alliance did not run for any seats in Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
on 5 November 2007. Nomination day was 15 October.
The parties contesting the election were the incumbent People's National Movement
People's National Movement
The People's National Movement is the present-day opposition political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years. After the death of Williams in 1981 George Chambers led the party...
, the official opposition United National Congress
United National Congress
The United National Congress is one of the two major political parties in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and one of the parties in the current ruling coalition. It was founded by Basdeo Panday, a lawyer and former trade unionist. The UNC was formed as the result of a split in the ruling...
–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People
Congress of the People
The Congress of the People met in Kliptown, Soweto, Johannesburg on June 26, 1955 to lay out the vision of the South African people. The Freedom Charter was the core statement of principles of the Congress Alliance, consisting of the African National Congress , the South African Indian Congress,...
(a UNC splinter group), the Tobago
Tobago
Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...
United Front–Democratic Action Congress
Democratic Action Congress
The Democratic Action Congress was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago.-History:The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally a autonomist party. It first contested general elections in 1976, in which it won both Tobago seats, taken by Robinson and...
(a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly
Democratic National Assembly
The Democratic National Assembly is a political party in the Trinidad and Tobago. The party is meant to serve as a "third force" is society, providing a "non-tribal" alternative to the ruling People's National Movement and the Opposition United National Congress...
(a new party based in Tobago). Also contesting were five independent candidates.
Predictions
A poll conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) and published by the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in October 2007 showed the Congress of the PeopleCongress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Congress of the People is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It is led by Prakash Ramadhar . Its symbol is the "Circle of Circles".- History :...
ahead of the ruling People's National Movement
People's National Movement
The People's National Movement is the present-day opposition political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years. After the death of Williams in 1981 George Chambers led the party...
by 7%.
Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race.
Results
The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick ManningPatrick Manning
Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was the fourth and sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the former Political Leader of the People's National Movement . He served as Prime Minister from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and held that office again from 24 December 2001 until 26...
won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament. The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday was the 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976–1977, 1978–1986, 1989–1995 and 2001–2010. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North. He is the former...
won the 15 remaining seats. The COP did not win any seats.
Constituencies
| Constituency | Winner (Party) |
|---|---|
| Arima | Penelope Beckles (PNM) |
| Arouca/Maloney | Alicia Hospedales (PNM) |
| Barataria/San Juan | Joseph Ross (PNM) |
| Caroni Central | Hamza Rafeeq (UNCA) |
| Caroni East | Tim Gopeesingh (UNCA) |
| Chaguanas East | Mustapha Abdul-Hamid (PNM) |
| Chaguanas West | Jack Warner Jack Warner Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner , born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California... (UNCA) |
| Couva North | Basdeo Panday Basdeo Panday Basdeo Panday was the 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976–1977, 1978–1986, 1989–1995 and 2001–2010. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North. He is the former... (UNCA) |
| Couva South | Kelvin Ramnath (UNCA) |
| Cumuto/Manzanilla | Harry Partap (UNCA) |
| D'Abadie/O'Meara | Karen Nunez-Tesheira (PNM) |
| Diego Martin Central | Dr. Keith Rowley (PNM) |
| Diego Martin North/East | Colm Imbert Colm Imbert Colm Peter Imbert is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, a member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago and the People's National Movement... (PNM) |
| Diego Martin West | Dr. Amery Brown (PNM) |
| Fyzabad | Chandresh Sharma (UNCA) |
| La Brea | Fitzgerald Jeffrey (PNM) |
| La Horquetta/Talparo | Roger Joseph (PNM) |
| Laventille East/Morvant | Donna Cox (PNM) |
| Laventille West | Nileung Hypolite (PNM) |
| Lopinot/Bon Air West | Neil Parsanlal (PNM) |
| Mayaro | Winston Peters (UNCA) |
| Naparima | Nizam Baksh (UNCA) |
| Oropouche East | Roodal Moonilal (UNCA) |
| Oropouche West | Mikela Panday (UNCA) |
| Point Fortin | Paula Gopee-Scoon (PNM) |
| Pointe-a-Pierre | Christine Kangaloo (PNM) |
| POS North/St. Anns West | Gary Hunt (PNM) |
| POS South | Marlene Mc Donald (PNM) |
| Princess Town North | Subhas Panday (UNCA) |
| Princess Town South/Tableland | Peter Taylor (PNM) |
| San Fernando East | Patrick Manning (PNM) |
| San Fernado West | Junia Regrello (PNM) |
| Siparia | Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Persad-Bissessar is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the seventh person to hold this position... (UNCA) |
| St. Anns East | Anthony Roberts (PNM) |
| St. Augustine | Vasant Bharat (UNCA) |
| St. Joseph | Kennedy Swaratsingh (PNM) |
| Tabaquite | Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj (UNCA) |
| Tobago East | Rennie Dumas (PNM) |
| Tobago West | Stanford Callendar (PNM) |
| Toco/Sangre Grande | Indra Ojah-Maharaj (PNM) |
| Tunapuna | Esther Le Gendre (PNM) |
Detailed Results
| Constituency | Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arima | PNM-8,603 | UNCA-1,224 | COP-3,464 | ||
| Arouca/Maloney | PNM-12,055 | UNCA-1,480 | COP-2,373 | ||
| Barataria/San Juan | PNM-7,179 | UNCA-5,358 | COP-3,917 | ||
| Caroni Central | PNM-4,800 | UNCA-7,481 | COP-4,313 | ||
| Caroni East | PNM-3,869 | UNCA-8,297 | COP-4,086 | ||
| Chaguanas East | PNM-6,757 | UNCA-4,993 | COP-4,122 | ||
| Chaguanas West | PNM-1,519 | UNCA-11,140 | COP-5,280 | ||
| Couva North | PNM-5,249 | UNCA-8,745 | COP-4,238 | ||
| Couva South | PNM-5,097 | UNCA-8,428 | COP-4,409 | ||
| Cumuto/Manzanilla | PNM-7,014 | UNCA-7,351 | COP-3,177 | ||
| D'Abadie/O'Meara | PNM-8,875 | UNCA-2,425 | COP-3,695 | ||
| Diego Martin Central | PNM-9,301 | UNCA-582 | COP-5,589 | ||
| Diego Martin North/East | PNM-9,349 | UNCA-972 | COP-4,928 | ||
| Diego Martin West | PNM-9,221 | UNCA-513 | COP-5,600 | ||
| Fyzabad | PNM- 7,201 | UNCA-7,572 | COP-3,724 | ||
| La Brea | PNM-10,055 | UNCA-3,442 | COP-1,909 | ||
| La Horquetta/Talparo | PNM-8,271 | UNCA-3,394 | COP-2,593 | ||
| Laventille East/Morvant | PNM-11,069 | UNCA-1047 | COP-1,545 | ||
| Laventille West | PNM-10,537 | UNCA-343 | COP-1,085 | ||
| Lopinot/Bon Air West | PNM-8,535 | UNCA-3,907 | COP-3,160 | ||
| Mayaro | PNM-8,133 | UNCA-8,583 | COP-1,936 | ||
| Naparima | PNM-2,892 | UNCA-10,338 | COP-4,291 | ||
| Oropouche East | PNM-2,991 | UNCA-10,156 | COP-6,489 | ||
| Oropouche West | PNM-3,692 | UNCA-8,570 | COP-4,198 | ||
| Point Fortin | PNM-9,276 | UNCA-2,640 | COP-3,838 | ||
| Point-a-Pierre | PNM-7,427 | UNCA-6,136 | COP-3,740 | ||
| Princess Town North | PNM-5,298 | UNCA-8,231 | COP-3,832 | ||
| Pricess Town South/Tableland | PNM-8,929 | UNCA-7,908 | COP-1,437 | ||
| POS North/St. Ann's West | PNM-8,274 | UNCA-305 | COP-3,644 | ||
| POS South | PNM-7,823 | UNCA-573 | COP-3,141 | ||
| San Fernando East | PNM-10,320 | UNCA-1,060 | COP-3,247 | ||
| San Fernando West | PNM-7,371 | UNCA-2,306 | COP-4,951 | ||
| Siparia | PNM-4,679 | UNCA-10,320 | COP-3,166 | ||
| St. Ann's East | PNM-10,010 | UNCA-1,060 | COP-3,247 | ||
| St. Augustine | PNM-4,309 | UNCA-7,043 | COP-6,426 | ||
| St. Joseph | PNM-7,965 | UNCA-4,945 | COP-4,145 | ||
| Tabaquite | PNM-5,464 | UNCA-7,213 | COP-5,666 | ||
| Toco/Sangre Grande | PNM-9,557 | UNCA-3,864 | COP-3,214 | ||
| Tobago East | PNM-5,601 | COP-234 | DNA-63 | TUF/DAC-4,425 | |
| Tobago West | PNM-6,850 | COP-471 | DNA-313 | TUF/DAC-4.304 | |
| Tunapuna | PNM-8,468 | UNCA-3,823 | COP-4,004 | ||
| TOTAL | PNM-299,813 | UNCA-194,425 | COP-148,014 | DNA-376 | TUF/DAC-8,801 |
The UNC-Alliance did not run for any seats in Tobago.
United National Congress Alliance's Candidates
- Arima - Wayne Rodriguez
- Arouca/Maloney - Dianne Bishop-Bajnath
- Barataria / San Juan - Nazeemool Mohammed
- Caroni East - Dr. Tim Gopeesingh
- Chaguanas East - Kirk Meighoo
- Chaguanas West - Austin Jack Warner
- Couva North - Basdeo PandayBasdeo PandayBasdeo Panday was the 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976–1977, 1978–1986, 1989–1995 and 2001–2010. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North. He is the former...
- Couva South - Kelvin Ramnath
- Cumuto / Manzanilla - Harry Partap
- Diego Martin West - Daphne Phillips
- Diego Martin Central - Steve Alvarez
- Diego Martin North / East - Andy Williams
- Fyzabad - Chandresh Sharma
- La Brea - Ravi Ratiram
- La Horquetta - Talparo - Dr. Jennifer Jones-Kernahan
- Laventille East - Morvant - Lennox Smith
- Laventille West - Juliet Davy
- Lopinot - Bon Air West - Prakash Williams
- Mayaro - Winston "Gypsy" Peters
- Naparima - Nizam Baksh
- Oropouche East - Dr Roodal Moonilal
- Oropouche West - Mickela Panday
- Point Fortin - Fitzroy Beache
- Pointe-a-Pierre - Wade Mark
- Port of Spain South - Anthony SammyAnthony SammyAnthony Sammy is a Trinidadian businessman and politician.-Career:Sammy was vice-chairman of NAR’s Port-of-Spain South constituency in the 1980s with then MP Theodore Guerra. In 1987 he was elected to the Port-of-Spain City Corporation as a National Alliance for Reconstruction councilor...
- Princes Town South - Tableland - Clifton De Coteau
- San Fernando East - Ramesh Karapan
- San Fernando West - Bishop Jankee Raghunanan
- Siparia - Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- St. Ann's East - Tricia Moraldo
- St. Augustine - Vasant Bharath
- St. Joseph - Dr. Carson Charles
- Tabaquite - Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj
- Toco - Sangre Grande - Keshore Satram
- Tunapuna - Christine Newallo
People's National Movement Candidates
- Arima- Pennelope Beckles
- Arouca/Maloney - Alicia Hospedales
- Barataria/San Juan - Joseph Ross
- Caroni Central - Shivanand Narinesingh
- Caroni East - Harold Ramoutar
- Chaguanas East - Mustapha Abdul - Hamid
- Chaguanas West - Frankie Ranjitsingh
- Couva North - Nal Ramsingh
- Couva South - Naim Ali
- Cumuto/Manzanilla - Lennox Sirjusingh
- D'Abadie/O'Meara - Karen Nunez Tesheira
- Diego Martin Central - Dr Amery Browne
- Diego Martin North/East - Colm ImbertColm ImbertColm Peter Imbert is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, a member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago and the People's National Movement...
- Diego Martin West - Dr Keith Rowley
- Fyzabad - Andre Bernard
- La Brea - Fitzgerald Jeffrey
- La Horquetta/Talparo - Roger Joseph
- Laventille East/Morvant - Donna Cox
- Laventille West - Nyleung Hypolite
- Lopinot/Bon Air - Neil Parsanlal
- Mayaro - Michelle Mischier Boyd
- Naparima - Geeta Rampersad
- Oropouche East - Shafeeq Mohammed
- Oropouche West - Dr Raghunath Mahabir
- Princes Town North - Marlon Mohammed
- Princes Town South/Tableland - Peter Taylor
- Point Fortin - Paula Gopee
- Point-a-Pierre - Christine Kangaloo
- Port of Spain North/St Ann's West- Gary Hunte
- Port of Spain South - Marlene McDonald
- San Fernando East - Patrick ManningPatrick ManningPatrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was the fourth and sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the former Political Leader of the People's National Movement . He served as Prime Minister from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and held that office again from 24 December 2001 until 26...
- San Fernando West - Junia Regrello
- Siparia - Lutchman Rampersad
- St Ann's East - Anthony Roberts
- St Augustine - Nadra Nathai-Gyan
- St Joseph - Kennedy Swaratsingh
- Tabaquite - Heeralal Rampertap
- Tobago East - Rennie Dumas
- Tobago West - Stanford Calender
- Toco/Sangre Grande - Indra Sinanan Ojah-Maharaj
- Tunapuna - Ester Le Gendre
Congress of the People Candidates
- TOBAGO EAST - Seeking Candidate name 234 votes
- TOBAGO WEST - Seeking Candidate name 471 votes
- Rodger Dominic Samuel — Arima
- Rekha Ramjit — Naparima
- Nirad Tewarie — Chaguanas East
- Devant Maharaj — Couva South
- Dr Lena Brereton Wolffe — Toco/Sangre Grande
- Ganga Singh — Caroni East
- Arthur Augustine — Laventille West
- La Toya Callender — Laventille East/Morvant
- Rabindra Moonan — Mayaro
- Rocky Garcia — Diego Martin West
- Dr Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNichol — Port-of-Spain South
- Mahendranath Dhaniram — Fyzabad
- Prakash Ramadhar — Caroni Central
- Dr Navi MUradali — Princes Town North
- Carol Cuffy Dowlat —Oropouche East
- Selby Wilson — Point Fortin
- Kevin Ratiram — Oropouche West
- Gilbert Agard — La Brea
- Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan — Pointe-à-Pierre
- Joe Pires — Diego Martin North East
- Kathy-Ann Jones — Arouca/Maloney
- Jamal Mohammed — San Juan/Barataria
- Manohar Ramsaran — Chaguanas West
- Nicole Dyer-Griffith — Diego Martin Central
- Desmond Lambert — Princes Town South/Tableland
- Wendy Lee Yuen — Cumuto/Manzanilla
- Daniel Solomon — Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West
- Govindra Roopnarine — Siparia
- Clyde Weatherhead — Tunapuna
- Hulsie Bhaggan — Couva North
- Sherwin Alleyne — D’Abadie/O’Meara
- Jerome Chaitan — Lopinot/Bon Air West
- Gary Griffith — St Ann’s East
- Delon Haynes — La Horquetta/Talparo
- Gillian Lucky — St Joseph
- Anand Ramlogan — Tabaquite
- Winston DookeranWinston DookeranWinston Dookeran is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and economist. He currently serves as Political Leader of the Congress of the People. His term ends on July 3, 2011 when internal elections will be held to select a political leader. At a press conference on May 28, 2011, Mr. Dookeran...
— St Augustine - Marlene Coudray - San Fernando West
- Mervyn Assam - San Fernando East