2017 Tobago House of Assembly election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/50px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png)
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All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly 7 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 50.20% ( 19.88 pp) |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tobago_House_of_Assembly_Election_Map_2017.png/300px-Tobago_House_of_Assembly_Election_Map_2017.png) Results map for the 2017 Tobago House of Assembly general election, where the following colours denote each respective party: Progressive Democratic Patriots |
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House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 23 January 2017. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won ten of the twelve seats in the Tobago House of Assembly.[1][2]
Results
Constituency | Movement for Transformation | People's National Movement | Progressive Democratic Patriots | Tobago Forwards | Invalid ballots | Total | Electorate | Turnout |
Parlatuvier/L' Anse Fourmi/Speyside | 0 | 926 | 1,095 | 111 | 4 | 2,136 | 3,650 | 58.52% |
Goodwood/Belle Garden West | 0 | 953 | 948 | 332 | 8 | 2,241 | 4,142 | 54.10% |
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford | 14 | 949 | 1,261 | 34 | 3 | 2,261 | 3,741 | 60.44% |
Scarborough/Calder Hall | 0 | 1,130 | 512 | 184 | 8 | 1,834 | 4,076 | 45.00% |
Lambeau/Signal Hill | 0 | 1,185 | 424 | 372 | 11 | 1,992 | 4,343 | 45.87% |
Bacolet/Mt. St. George | 0 | 1,157 | 425 | 191 | 12 | 1,785 | 3,683 | 48.47% |
Canaan/Bon Accord | 0 | 1,188 | 547 | 197 | 5 | 1,937 | 4,000 | 48.43% |
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant | 0 | 1,291 | 319 | 266 | 9 | 1,885 | 4,363 | 43.20% |
Bethel/Mt Irvine | 0 | 1,184 | 283 | 674 | 4 | 2,145 | 4,370 | 49.08% |
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah | 28 | 1,089 | 800 | 129 | 3 | 2,049 | 4,265 | 48.04% |
Plymouth/Golden Lane | 0 | 1,012 | 493 | 434 | 10 | 1,949 | 3,857 | 50.53% |
Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden | 17 | 1,246 | 430 | 428 | 8 | 2,129 | 4,490 | 47.42% |
Total | 59 | 13,310 | 7,537 | 3,352 | 85 | 24,343 | 48,490 | 50.20% |
0.24% | 54.87% | 31.07% | 13.82% | – |
Swing | New | 6.55% | New | New | – |
Control
Electoral District | Previous control | Subsequent control |
Bacolet/Mt. St. George | | PNM | | PNM |
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delafor | | PNM | | PDP |
Bethel/Mt Irvine | | PNM | | PNM |
Black Rock/Whim /SpringTobago Council of the Garden | | PNM | | PNM |
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant | | PNM | | PNM |
Canaan/Bon Accord | | PNM | | PNM |
Goodwood/Belle Garden West | | PNM | | PNM |
Lambeau/Signal Hill | | PNM | | PNM |
Parlatuvier/L'Anse Fourmi/Speyside | | PNM | | PDP |
Plymouth/Golden Lane | | PNM | | PNM |
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah | | PNM | | PNM |
Scarborough/Calder Hall | | PNM | | PNM |
Source: EBC |
Voting-seating comparison
Popular vote | | | | PNM | | 54.87% | PDP | | 31.07% | TF | | 13.82% | MfT | | 0.24% | |
Seating percentage | | | | PNM | | 83.33% | PDP | | 16.67% | TF | | 0% | MfT | | 0% | |
References
- ^ "New THA Chief Secretary takes oath today".
- ^ "Report on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections, January 2017" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 27 December 2017.