This is a list of members of parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago by Tobagonian constituencies to represent them nationally in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. There are currently two constituencies that represent the autonomous ward of Tobago in the House of Representatives: Tobago East and Tobago West.
From the first general elections held in the colony in 1925 till independence, the whole island of Tobago was represented in the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago with one constituency named Tobago. The two constituencies of Tobago East and Tobago West were created by the Boundaries Commission prior to the 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election before independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament. This is reflected in Part IV, section 70 of the 1976 Constitution which requires Tobago to have at least two constituencies.
The list is sorted by the name of the MP.
Current MPs MP Constituency PartyIn constituencysince David Thomas Tobago East TPP2025 Joel Sampson Tobago West TPP2025
MPs 2015-2025 MP Constituency Party In constituencysince Majority Majority (%) Tobago East 2015 7,951 69.48% Tobago West 2015 10,679 79.20%
Former MPs Tobago East ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes19614 December 1961 – 13 September 1976Arthur N.R. RobinsonPNM197613 September 1976 – 9 November 1981Arthur N.R. RobinsonDAC19819 November 1981 – 15 December 1986Pamela NicholsonDAC198615 December 1986 – 11 December 2000Arthur N.R. RobinsonNAR200011 December 2000 – 10 December 2001Nathaniel MooreNAR200110 December 2001 – 5 November 2007Eudine Job-DavisPNM20075 November 2007 – 24 May 2010Rennie DumasPNM201024 May 2010 – 7 September 2015Vernella Alleyne-ToppinTOP
Tobago West ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes19614 December 1961 – 13 September 1976Benjamin PittPNM197613 September 1976 – 9 November 1981Winston MurrayDAC19819 November 1981 – 15 December 1986James OgisteDAC198615 December 1986 – 11 December 2000Pamela NicholsonNAR200011 December 2000 – 24 May 2010Stanford CallenderPNM201024 May 2010 – 7 September 2015Delmon BakerTOP
References
See also
List of Trinidad and Tobago MPs