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Until 1925 Trinidad and Tobago was a British colony ruled through a pure, unelected Crown Colony system, although elected borough and municipal councils existed in Port of Spain and San Fernando. The first elections to the Legislative Council took place in 1925. Seven of the thirteen unofficial members were elected, six unofficials were ...
19 January – The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election is won by Tracy Davidson-Celestine. 12 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago; 10 August – The 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election was held to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament. [1]
The 41 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.Registered voters must be 18 years and over, must reside in an electoral district/constituency for at least two months prior to the qualifying date, be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a Commonwealth citizen residing legally in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of at least ...
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 September 2015. [1] The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on 13 June 2015. The result was a victory for the opposition People's National Movement , which received 52% of the vote and won 23 of the 41 seats in the House of Representatives .
As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day, she was deemed elected without the need for a vote. Paula-Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018. [2] The PNM government nominated Christine Kangaloo, the President of the Senate.
Presidential elections in Trinidad and Tobago (4 P) Pages in category "Elections in Trinidad and Tobago" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
She was president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 until her resignation to run for president in 2023. 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 ...
The country's highest court is the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, [5] whose chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. [6] The current Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago is Ivor Archie. [7]