2013 Trinidadian local elections

2013 Trinidadian local elections

21 October 2013
All 14 Municipal Corporation Electoral Areas
Opinion polls
Turnout	43.6% ( 4.5 pp)
Leader Keith Rowley Kamla Persad-Bissesar Party PNM UNC Alliance PP Leader since 26 May 2010 24 January 2010 Last election 36 councillors, 33.55% 3 municipal corporations 74 councillors, 52.02% 10 municipal corporations Popular vote 190,421 42.28% 121,944 27.08% Swing 8.73% 24.94% Municipal Corporations 8 / 14 6 / 14 Municipal Corporations +/– 5 4 Councillors 84 / 136 46 / 136 Councillors +/– 48 28   COP Leader Jack Warner Prakash Ramadhar Party ILP COP Alliance PP Leader since 24 January 2010 3 July 2011 Last election New party 24 councillors, 14.00% 5 municipal corporations Popular vote 102,304 22.72% 33,258 7.39% Swing New party 6.61% Municipal Corporations 0 / 14 0 / 14 Municipal Corporations +/– New party 5 Councillors 3 / 136 3 / 136 Councillors +/– 3 21
Map showing the 14 Trinidadian corporations.

Election date

• Elections come due July 26, 2013. However, as these elections are not part of the Trinidad & Tobago Constitution ; they can be delayed by Parliament .
• October 21, 2013 has been announced as the date of the election.
• Nomination Day is 30 September 2013

Seats

• Seats are determined by the EBC ( Elections and Boundaries Commission ), in the 2010 elections there were 134 seats in 14 areas. In the 2013 election there will be 136 seats in 14 areas. Additionally, under the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act 2013, there will now be 4 aldermen in each of the 14 areas. Each party will be allocated aldermen based on proportional representation.[1]

Results

The Elections and Boundaries Commission recorded the highest voter turnout in history for a local government election.[2] Eight municipal corporations were won by the opposition People's National Movement, five municipal corporations were won by the ruling People's Partnership, and the Chaguanas Municipal Corporation was divided 3-3-2 between PNM, UNC and ILP respectively. An ILP councilor later crossed the floor, giving the UNC control of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation.[3]

Regional Corporations won by the People's National Movement:

Port-Of-Spain: PNM 12, People's Partnership 0

San Fernando: PNM:8 COP:1

Arima: PNM 7, People's Partnership 0

Point Fortin: PNM 6, People's Partnership 0

Diego Martin: PNM 10, People's Partnership 0.

SanJuan/Laventille: PNM 12, People's Partnership 1.

Tunapuna/Piarco: PNM 12, People's Partnership 2, Independent Liberal Party 1.

Sangre Grande: PNM 5, People's Partnership 3

Regional Corporations won by the People's Partnership:

Mayaro/Rio Claro: People's Partnership 4, PNM 2.

Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo: People's Partnership 13, PNM 1

Penal/Debe: People's Partnership 9 PNM 1

Princes Town: People's Partnership 8, PNM 2

Siparia: People's Partnership 5, PNM 3

Chaguanas: PNM 3, People's Partnership 3, Independent Liberal Party 2.

References

1. "The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2013". Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)