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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 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2015 and 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general elections. Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1956 general election. It had an electorate of 23,504 as of 2015. It includes Claxton Bay, Marabella, Tarouba, Pointe-à-Pierre and portions of Vistabella. It is considered a marginal seat. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago), House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: Election results Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s References {{Trinidad and Tobago constituencies Constituencies of the Parliament of Trinidad and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Trinidad And Tobago
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. Besides the President of Trinidad and Tobago, it is composed of the House of Representatives, which is composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. It is at present the only parliament in the world with an incumbent female President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Leader of the Opposition and made history by appointing the Caribbean's first and only transgender parliamentarian on 15 February 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 December 1961. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 20 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 88.1%.Nohlen, p639 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1961 in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Kangaloo
Christine Kangaloo is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and the current President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. She is the only person to serve as both President and Vice President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago, the first woman to serve as Senate Vice President and third woman to serve as acting President of Trinidad and Tobago and Senate President. Kangaloo is a long-time member of the People's National Movement and has served as an Opposition Senator, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister of Legal Affairs and Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education in previous governments. Biography Christine Kangaloo graduated from the University of the West Indies and Hugh Wooding Law School and with a degree in law. On 12 January 2001, She first became a member of parliament as an opposition senator under the tenure of Opposition Leader Patrick Manning. She then served as Vice President of the Senate and subsequently Minister in the Office of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hon Christine Kangaloo
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007. Nomination day was 15 October. Five parties contested the elections; the ruling People's National Movement, the official opposition United National Congress–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People, the Tobago United Front–Democratic Action Congress (a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly (a new party based in Tobago). Five independent candidates also ran. Opinion polls A poll conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) and published by the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in October 2007 showed the Congress of the People ahead of the ruling People's National Movement by 7%. Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race. Results The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick Manning won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament. The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday won the 15 remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Lucky
Gillian Lucky (born 1967) is a Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Judicature for Trinidad and Tobago. She was previously a High Court Judge, Director of the Police Complaints Authority, and a Member of Parliament for Pointe-à-Pierre. Early life Lucky is the daughter of Anthony Lucky and Cintra Lucky. She has three siblings, Cindy Ann Lucky, Elizabeth Lucky and Antonia Lucky. She is a former competitive calypsonian. She attended Naparima Girls' High School. Career She received her LLB from the University of the West Indies in 1989 with upper second class honours and was awarded the Therese Sylvester Prize for the Most Outstanding University Student at the Cave Hill Campus. She attended the Hugh Wooding Law School, receiving her Legal Education Certificate, and was called to the bar in 1991. She started her legal career working as an associate for De Nobriga, Inniss & Company in Port of Spain. In 1993, Lucky became Senior State Counsel at the Office of the Director of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2001, Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 after the ruling United National Congress lost its majority in the House of Representatives following four defections. However, the election results saw the UNC and the People's National Movement both win 18 seats. Although the UNC received the most votes, President A. N. R. Robinson nominated PNM leader Patrick Manning as Prime Minister.Nohlen, p631 Voter turnout was 66.1%.Nohlen, p641 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 2001 in Trinidad and Tobago December 2001 events in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the United National Congress, which won 19 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 63.1%.Nohlen, p641 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 2000 in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995,Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election. The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both won 17 seats. Although they had received fewer votes, the UNC was able to form a coalition with the two-seat National Alliance for Reconstruction, allowing UNC leader Basdeo Panday to become the country's first Prime Minister of Indian descent.Nohlen, p631 Voter turnout was 63.3%.Nohlen, p641 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 16 December 1991. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 21 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.Nohlen, p641 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1991 in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 December 1986.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the National Alliance for Reconstruction, which won 33 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.5%.Nohlen, p641 Results Elected members References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1986 in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%.Nohlen, p640 Results References {{Trinidad and Tobago elections Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago 1976 in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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