San Fernando West

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San Fernando West
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate24,493 (2015)[1]
Major settlementsSan Fernando
Current constituency
Created1956
Number of members1
Member of Parliament   Faris Al-Rawi (PNM)
Created fromSan Fernando

San Fernando West is a parliamentary electoral district in comprising the western part of the city of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It came into effect in time for the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election.

Members of Parliament[]

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:[2]

Election Years Member Party Notes
1956 24 September 1956–4 December 1961 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Winston Mahabir PNM
1961 4 December 1961–7 November 1966 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Saied Mohammed PNM
1966 7 November 1966–15 December 1986 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Errol E. Mahabir PNM
1986 15 December 1986–16 December 1991 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Anselm St. George NAR
1991 16 December 1991–6 November 1995 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Ralph Maraj PNM
1995 6 November 1995–11 December 2000 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Barendra Sinanan PNM
2000 11 December 2000–7 October 2002 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Sadiq Baksh UNC
2002 7 October 2002–5 November 2007 Female portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Diane Seukeran PNM
2007 5 November 2007–24 May 2010 Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg Junia Regrello PNM
2010 24 May 2010–7 September 2015 Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan (cropped).jpg Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan COP
2015 7 September 2015–present Faris Al-Rawi, 2017.png Faris Al-Rawi PNM

Election results[]

Elections in the 2020s[]

General election 2020: San Fernando West [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNM Faris Al-Rawi 8,459 54.31
UNC Sean Sobers 6,754 43.36
Progressive Nikoli Edwards[4] 212 1.36
Benison Jagessar 128 0.82
Valmiki Ramsingh 23 0.15
Majority 1,705 10.95
Turnout 15,576 62.22
PNM hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s[]

General election 2015: San Fernando West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNM Faris Al-Rawi 10,112 59.24
UNC Raziah Ahmed 6,802 39.85
Independent Jowelle de Souza[6] 108 0.63
ILP Joseph Mendes 47 0.28
Majority 3,310 19.39
Turnout 17,116 69.88
PNM gain from COP Swing
General election 2010: San Fernando West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
COP Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan 9,111 53.13
PNM Junia Regrello 7,860 45.84
Indrani Abu Bakr 128 0.75
Majority 1,251 7.29
Turnout 17,148 72.80
COP gain from PNM Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical Voter Turnout | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Historical District Profiles | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Edwards: Sando made me the man I am". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Elections, 2015 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ Dixon, Bo-bie-Lee. "Transgender in T&T". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 24 May, 2010" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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