Couva North

Couva North
Constituency
for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
RegionCouva–Tabaquite–Talparo
Electorate29,864 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1976
Number of membersOne
Member of Parliament   Ravi Ratiram (UNC)
Created fromCouva

Couva North is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva.

Couva North consists of the northern part of Couva. It came into effect in time for the 1976 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
1976 13 September 1976–15 December 1986 Basdeo Panday ULF
1986 15 December 1986–16 December 1991 Basdeo Panday NAR
1991 16 December 1991–24 May 2010 Basdeo Panday UNC
2010 24 May 2010–10 August 2020 Ramona Ramdial UNC
2020 10 August 2020–present Ravi Ratiram UNC

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: Couva North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNC Ravi Ratiram 12,633 69.27
PNM Sharda Satram 5,222 28.63
PEP Rohanie Debideen 259 1.42
COP Joel Ramdhanie 99 0.54
Rejected ballots 25 0.14
Turnout 18,238 61.07
Majority 7,411 40.64
Registered electors 29,864
UNC hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: Couva North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNC Ramona Ramdial 13,845 66.51
PNM Richard Ragoonanan 6,749 32.42
ILP Sunil Youdha Ramjitsingh 176 0.85
Rejected ballots 46 0.22
Turnout 20,816 71.08
Majority 7,096 34.09
Registered electors 29,284
UNC hold Swing
General election 2010: Couva North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNC Ramona Ramdial 16,057 75.43
PNM Nal Ramsingh 5,159 24.24
Rejected ballots 70 0.33
Turnout 21,286 76.9
Majority 10,898 54.19
Registered electors 27,680
UNC hold Swing

See also

Couva South

References

  1. ^ "ELECTORATE BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT.pdf" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Historical District Profiles | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Results - PE 2020A" (PDF). Elections & Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Elections, 2015 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Report of the E&BC on the Parliamentary Elections 2010 (24th May 2010) | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 14 August 2020.