Couva North is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva.
| Couva North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Region | Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo |
| Electorate | 29,864 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member of Parliament | Ravi Ratiram (UNC) |
| Created from | 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
editThis 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
editElections in the 2020s
edit| 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
edit| 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 | ||||
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "ELECTORATE BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT.pdf" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Historical District Profiles | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Preliminary Results - PE 2020A" (PDF). Elections & Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections, 2015 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Report of the E&BC on the Parliamentary Elections 2010 (24th May 2010) | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 14 August 2020.