2013 Tobago House of Assembly election

A local election for 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly was held on 21 January 2013. The election was a clean sweep by the Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, winning all 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly, the only time this feat has ever been accomplished in elections in Trinidad and Tobago.

2013 Tobago House of Assembly election

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All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.08% (Increase 13.69 pp)
  First party
 
Leader Orville London
Party PNM
Leader since 1998
Leader's seat Scarborough/Calder Hall
Last election 8 seats, 51.48%
Seats won 12
Seat change Increase 4
Popular vote 19,976
Percentage 61.42%
Swing Increase 9.94 pp

Results map for the 2017 Tobago House of Assembly general election, where the following colour denotes the party:

Chief Secretary before election

Orville London
PNM

Elected Chief Secretary

Orville London
PNM

Political parties

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Results

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  • PNM: 12 seats
  • TOP: 0 seats
  • TPT: 0 seats

The TOP secured 11,870 votes in the election while the PNM won overwhelmingly with 19,976 votes. The TPT gathered 675. 136 votes were rejected.

Vote count

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Votes cast to the party listed by Constituencies:[1]

Constituency Tobago Organisation of the People People's National Movement The Platform of Truth Invalid ballots Total Electorate Turnout
Parlatuvier/L' Anse Fourmi/Speyside 1,175 1,478 24 11 2,688 3,512 76.54%
Goodwood/Belle Garden West 1,251 1,587 50 24 2,912 3,959 73.55%
Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford 1,198 1,420 19 7 2,644 3,624 72.96%
Scarborough/Calder Hall 778 1,830 50 6 2,664 3,938 67.65
Lambeau/Signal Hill 783 1,953 47 15 2,798 4,117 67.96%
Bacolet/Mt. St. George 905 1,518 42 5 2,470 3,505 70.47%
Canaan/Bon Accord 905 1,564 50 14 2,533 3,774 67.12%
Buccoo/Mt. Pleasant 856 1,802 33 7 2,698 4,041 66.77%
Bethel/Mt Irvine: 1,116 1,617 58 9 2,800 4,058 69.00%
Providence/Mason Hall/Moriah 1,129 1,706 61 12 2,908 4,084 71.20%
Plymouth/Golden Lane 849 1,600 174 16 2,639 3,701 71.31%
Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden 925 1,901 67 10 2,903 4,288 67.70%
Total 11,870 19,976 675 136 32,657 46,601 70.08%
36.50% 61.42% 2.08%
Swing   11.82%   9.94% New

References

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  1. ^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Tobago House of Assembly Elections Held on Monday 21st January, 2013" (PDF). Elections and Boundaries Commission. 28 February 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911021239/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/official_THA_election_results-188301641.html