2009_Tobago_House_of_Assembly_election References

2009 Tobago House of Assembly election
All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly; 7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.39% ( 1.96 pp) ;
Chief Secretary before election; Orville London; PNM	Elected Chief Secretary ; Orville London; PNM

An election for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) was held on January 19, 2009. The PNM won 8 seats and obtained 61.42% of the votes while the TOP won 4 seats and 48.32% of the votes.^[1]

Candidates

People's National Movement

Orville London – Scarborough / Calder Hall
Carl Alleyne – Bacolet / Mount Saint George
Wendell Berkley – Goodwood / Belle Gardens
Hilton Sandy – Roxborough / Delaford
Tracey Davidson-Celestine – Parlatuvier / L'anse Fourmi / Speyside
Nathisha Charles Pantin – Providence / Mason Hall / Moriah
Claudia Groome Duke – Black Rock / Whim / Spring Garden
Godwin Adams – Plymouth / Golden Lane
Whitney Alfred – Bethel / Mount Irvine
Albert Pilgrim – Buccoo / Mount Pleasant
Frank Roberts – Canaan / Bon Accord
Oswald Williams – Lambeau / Signal Hill

Tobago Organisation of the People

Anthony Arnold – Scarborough / Calder Hall
Orville Jordan – Bacolet / Mount Saint George
Steve Jack – Goodwood / Belle Gardens
Lenn Toppin – Roxborough / Delaford
Fitzherbert Taylor – Parlatuvier / L'anse Fourmi / Speyside
Ashworth Jack – Providence / Mason Hall / Moriah
Yvetter Parks Caruth – Black Rock / Whim / Spring Garden
Trevor Armstrong – Plymouth / Golden Lane
Terrence Baynes – Bethel / Mount Irvine
Donna Parks Greene – Buccoo / Mount Pleasant
Rolly Quaccoo – Canaan / Bon Accord
Harrisford McMillan – Lambeau / Signal Hill

Independent

Andre Phillips – Bacolet / Mt St George

Results


Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Tobago Council of the People's National Movement	12,311	51.48	6.54%	8	3
	Tobago Organisation of the People	11,557	48.32	New	4	New
	Independents	48	0.20	0.79%	0	0
Total		23,916	100.00	–	12	0

Valid votes		23,916	99.51
Invalid/blank votes		118	0.49
Total votes		24,034	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,623	56.39
Source: EBC^[2]

References

^ "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-10-19.
^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 19th January, 2009" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[1] "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-10-19.

[2] "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 19th January, 2009" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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