Pointe-à-Pierre (parliamentary constituency)

Pointe-à-Pierre is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago on the south-west coast of Trinidad. David Lee of the United National Congress was elected its Member of Parliament in the 2015 and 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general elections.[2][3]

Pointe-à-Pierre
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate23,504 (2015)[1]
Current constituency
Created1956
Number of members1
Member of Parliament   David Lee (UNC)

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1956 general election. It had an electorate of 23,504 as of 2015.[4] It includes Claxton Bay, Marabella, Tarouba, Pointe-à-Pierre and portions of Vistabella. It is considered a marginal seat.[5][6]

Members of Parliament

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[7]

ElectionTermMemberPartyNotes
195624 September 1956 – 4 December 1961Ashford SinananPeople's Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago)
19614 December 1961 – 7 November 1966Peter FarquharDLP
19667 November 1966 – 24 May 1971Lilias Wight
197124 May 1971 – 13 September 1976Cedric WeekesPNM
197613 September 1976 – 15 December 1986Winston Hinds
198615 December 1986 – 16 December 1991Oswald HemleeNational Alliance for Reconstruction
199116 December 1991 – 6 November 1995Cyril RajaramPNM
19956 November 1995 – 11 December 2000Dhanraj SinghUNC
200011 December 2000 – 10 December 2001William Chaitan
200110 December 2001 – 5 November 2007Gillian Lucky
20075 November 2007 – 24 May 2010 Christine KangalooPNM
201024 May 2010 – 7 September 2015Errol McLeodUNC
20157 September 2015 – PresentDavid Lee

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: Pointe-à-Pierre[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNCDavid Lee8,86953.5
PNMDaniel Dookie7,35744.38
MSJDavid Abdulah2081.25
PEPMarvyn Howard1440.87
Majority1,5129.12
Turnout16,57866.06
UNC holdSwing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Pointe-à-Pierre[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNCDavid Lee9,71054.06
PNMNeil Mohammed8,20445.67
ILPPatrina Mark-Bascombe480.27
Majority1,5068.38
Turnout17,96273.08
UNC holdSwing

References