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2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election
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All 41 seats in the House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.22% (Decrease3.42pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Patrick Manning Basdeo Panday
Party PNM UNC
Last election 50.89%, 20 seats 46.87%, 16 seats
Seats won
26 / 41
15 / 41
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 1
Popular vote 300,434 194,968
Percentage 45.99% 29.85%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Patrick Manning
People's National Movement

Subsequent Prime Minister

Patrick Manning
People's National Movement

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007.[1] Nomination day was 15 October. Five parties contested the elections; the ruling 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, the Tobago United Front–Democratic Action Congress (a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly (a new party based in Tobago). Five independent candidates also ran.

Candidates

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UNCA

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  • Arima – Wayne Rodriguez
  • Arouca/Maloney – Dianne Bishop-Bajnath
  • Barataria/San Juan – Nazeemool Mohammed
  • Caroni Central – Hamza Rafeeq
  • Caroni East – Tim Gopeesingh
  • Chaguanas East – Kirk Meighoo
  • Chaguanas West – Austin Jack Warner
  • Couva North – Basdeo Panday
  • 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 – 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 – Roodal Moonilal
  • Oropouche West – Mickela Panday
  • Point Fortin – Fitzroy Beache
  • Pointe-a-Pierre – Wade Mark
  • Port of Spain South – Anthony Sammy
  • 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 – Carson Charles
  • Tabaquite – Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj
  • Toco – Sangre Grande – Keshore Satram
  • Tunapuna – Christine Newallo

PNM

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  • 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 – Amery Browne
  • Diego Martin North/East – Colm Imbert
  • 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 – 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 Manning
  • 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

COP

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  • Arima – Rodger Dominic Samuel
  • Arouca/Maloney – Kathy-Ann Jones
  • Barataria/San Juan – Jamal Mohammed
  • Caroni Central – Prakash Ramadhar
  • Caroni East – Ganga Singh
  • Chaguanas East – Nirad Tewarie
  • Chaguanas West – Manohar Ramsaran
  • Couva North — Hulsie Bhaggan
  • Couva South — Devant Maharaj
  • Cumuto/Manzanilla – Wendy Lee Yuen
  • D’Abadie/O’Meara – Sherwin Alleyne
  • Diego Martin Central — Nicole Dyer-Griffith
  • Diego Martin North/East – Joe Pires
  • Diego Martin West – Rocky Garcia
  • Fyzabad – Mahendranath Dhaniram
  • La Brea – Gilbert Agard
  • La Horquetta/Talparo – Delon Haynes
  • Laventille East/Morvant – La Toya Callender
  • Laventille West – Arthur Augustine
  • Lopinot/Bon Air West — Jerome Chaitan
  • Mayaro – Rabindra Moonan
  • Naparima – Rekha Ramjit
  • Oropouche East – Carol Cuffy-Dowlat
  • Oropouche West – Kevin Ratiram
  • Princes Town North – Navi Muradali
  • Princes Town South/Tableland – Desmond Lambert
  • Point Fortin – Selby Wilson
  • Pointe-à-Pierre – Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan
  • Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West – Daniel Solomon
  • Port-of-Spain South – Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNichol
  • San Fernando East – Mervyn Assam
  • San Fernando West – Marlene Coudray
  • Siparia – Govindra Roopnarine
  • St. Ann's East – Gary Griffith
  • St. Augustine – Winston Dookeran
  • St. Joseph – Gillian Lucky
  • Tabaquite – Anand Ramlogan
  • Toco/Sangre Grande – Lena Brereton Wolffe
  • Tunapuna – Clyde Weatherhead

Opinion polls

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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 People ahead of the ruling People's National Movement by 7%.[2]

Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race.[3]

Results

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The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick Manning 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.[4]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement300,43445.9926+6
United National Congress–Alliance194,96829.8515–1
Congress of the People148,34522.710New
Democratic Action Congress8,8791.360New
Democratic National Assembly3780.060New
Independents2410.0400
Total653,245100.0041+5
Valid votes653,24599.60
Invalid/blank votes2,6000.40
Total votes655,845100.00
Registered voters/turnout990,46766.22
Source: EBCTT, Caribbean Elections

Winning candidate by constituency

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Constituency Winner (Party)
Arima Pennelope 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 (UNCA)
Couva North Basdeo Panday (UNCA)
Couva South Kelvin Ramnath (UNCA)
Cumuto/Manzanilla Harry Partap (UNCA)
D'Abadie/O'Meara Karen Nunez-Tesheira (PNM)
Diego Martin Central Amery Brown (PNM)
Diego Martin North/East Colm Imbert (PNM)
Diego Martin West Keith Rowley (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)
Princes Town North Subhas Panday (UNCA)
Princes Town South/Tableland Peter Taylor (PNM)
San Fernando East Patrick Manning (PNM)
San Fernado West Junia Regrello (PNM)
Siparia Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNCA)
St. Anns East Anthony Roberts (PNM)
St. Augustine Vasant Bharath (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)

Votes by constituency

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Constituency PNM UNCA COP DNA TUF/DAC
Arima 8,603 1,224 3,464
Arouca/Maloney 12,055 1,480 2,373
Barataria/San Juan 7,179 5,362 3,817
Caroni Central 4,579 7,615 4,400
Caroni East 3,833 8,333 4,230
Chaguanas East 6,757 4,993 4,086
Chaguanas West 1,519 11,150 5,278
Couva North 5,249 8,832 4,839
Couva South 5,097 8,428 4,409
Cumuto/Manzanilla 7,124 7,368 3,183
D'Abadie/O'Meara 8,877 2,425 3,695
Diego Martin Central 9,301 582 5,574
Diego Martin North/East 9,349 877 5,023
Diego Martin West 9,221 513 5,600
Fyzabad 7,201 7,562 3,734
La Brea 10,055 3,490 1,861
La Horquetta/Talparo 8,324 3,494 2,593
Laventille East/Morvant 11,069 1,107 1,535
Laventille West 10,637 343 1,085
Lopinot/Bon Air West 8,535 3,907 3,190
Mayaro 8,137 8,613 1,939
Naparima 2,892 10,338 4,290
Oropouche East 3,081 10,156 5,489
Oropouche West 3,629 8,570 4,198
Point Fortin 9,257 2,640 3,838
Point-a-Pierre 7,505 6,189 3,664
Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West 8,359 305 3,644
Port of Spain South 7,823 566 3,141
Princes Town North 5,298 8,231 3,824
Princes Town South/Tableland 9,108 7,925 1,465
San Fernando East 10,320 1,630 3,054
San Fernando West 7,371 2,306 4,951
Siparia 4,678 10,323 3,166
St. Ann's East 10,008 1,060 3,247
St. Augustine 4,309 7,043 6,426
St. Joseph 7,969 4,932 4,144
Tabaquite 5,541 7,206 5,792
Tobago East 5,684 237 148 4,703
Tobago West 6,850 471 230 4,176
Toco/Sangre Grande 9,557 3,864 3,214
Tunapuna 8,494 3,986 4,182
Total 300,434 194,968 148,345 378 8,879

The UNC-Alliance did not run for any seats in Tobago.

References

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  1. ^ "Trinidad PM announces Nov. 5 elections". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  2. ^ "COP riding high". Newsday. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Close Race Developing in Trinidad & Tobago". Angus Reid. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Elections 2007: Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning holds on to power". Breaking News. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
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