Chaguanas East
| Chaguanas East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Chaguanas East is number 21 on this map | |
| Electorate | 22,383 (2007) 23,653 (2010) 25,488 (2015) |
| Major settlements | Chaguanas |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member of Parliament | Vandana Mohit (UNC) |
Chaguanas East is a parliamentary constituency in Trinidad and Tobago.[1] It was created in 2007 alongside Chaguanas West when the Chaguanas constituency was divided.
Geography
The constituency contains the eastern areas of the town of Chaguanas. It had an electorate of 25,488 as of 2015.[2]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mustapha Abdul-Hamid | PNM | [3] | |
| 2010 | Stephen Cadiz | UNC | [4][5] | |
| 2015 | Fazal Karim | UNC | [6] | |
| 2020 | Vandana Mohit | UNC | [7] | |
| 2025 | UNC | |||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Vandana Mohit | 10,097 | 62.7% | ||
| PNM | Richie Sookhai | 5,317 | 33.0% | ||
| PF | Afifah Mohammed | 487 | 3.0% | ||
| NTA | Norman Dindial | 125 | 0.8% | ||
| Independent | Ernesto Singh | 47 | 0.3% | ||
| Majority | 4,780 | 29.7% | |||
| Turnout | 16,110 | 58.10% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,728 | ||||
| UNC hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Constituencies for 2025 Parliamentary Elections | Elections And Boundaries Commission". ebctt.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Mustapha Abdul-Hamid – Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "'What does he do for the area'". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "The Honourable Stephen Cadiz". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ Williams, Laurel V. (23 January 2024). "Tributes flow for former PP minister - Fazal Karim dies at 70". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Souza, Janelle De (30 August 2020). "Vandana Mohit: I stand by what I say". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine