Arima is a parliamentary
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
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 ...
in the north of Trinidad, including part of the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Arima
Arima, officially The Royal Chartered Borough of Arima is the easternmost and second largest in area of the three boroughs of Trinidad and Tobago. It is geographically adjacent to Sangre Grande and Arouca at the south central foothills of th ...
. It is currently represented by
Pennelope Beckles
Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson (born 12 September 1961) is a Trinidad and Tobago attorney and politician. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Arima since the 2020 general election. She is the current M ...
.
This constituency was created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the
1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election. In 2004, five polling divisions were removed from the district to create the constituency of
D'Abadie/O'Meara and one polling division was removed to create
La Horquetta/Talparo for the
2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election. It was previously considered to be a safe
PNM seat, but was won by the
COP in the
2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
This constituency has elected the following members of the
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, each ...
:
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
References
{{Trinidad and Tobago constituencies
Constituencies of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Arima