2021 Tobago House of Assembly election

House of Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Tobago in January 2021 to elect 12 assembly members (AMs) to the Tobago House of Assembly.[1] It will be the eleventh election for the House of Assembly since the devolved parliament was established in 1980. It will also be the first time a woman leads one of the two major parties elected. This election follows the 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election held on January 19, 2020 where Tracy Davidson-Celestine was elected as the party's first female political leader.

2021 Tobago House of Assembly election
January 2021
All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly
7 seats needed for a majority
 
PDP
Leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine Watson Duke
Party PNM PDP
Leader since 27 January 2020 2 July 2016
Leader's seat Running in TBA Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford
Last election 10 seats, 54.68% 2 seats, 30.96%
Current seats 10 2
Seats needed 5
Incumbent Chief Secretary

Ancil Dennis
PNM

Electoral system

All twelve members are elected via First past the post.

Voters

All Tobagonians and Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over, legally resident in Tobago and who have resided in an electoral district for at least two months prior to the election date are entitled to vote in the elections.[2]

Parties and candidates

Political parties registered with the Elections And Boundaries Commission can contest the House of Assembly election as a party. The following registered parties are contesting the House of Assembly election:

Party Founded Ideology Leader(s) Leader since Leader's seat Last election Current Seats Notes
% party vote Seats
PNM1955Centre to centre-left, Liberalism, Social liberalism, Moderate nationalismTracy Davidson-CelestineJanuary 2020Running in TBA
54.68%
10 / 12 (83%)
10 / 12 (83%)
PDP2016Tobagonian independenceWatson DukeJuly 2016Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford
30.96%
2 / 12 (17%)
2 / 12 (17%)
OTV2019Tobagonian interests Hochoy CharlesOctober 2019— not founded— —

Marginal seats

The following lists identify and rank seats by the margin by which the party's candidate finished behind the winning candidate in the 2017 election.

For information purposes only, seats that have changed hands through subsequent byelections have been noted. Seats whose members have changed party allegiance are ignored.

     = appears in two lists
Marginal seats by party (with winning parties and margins from the 2017 Tobago House of Assembly election)
PNM PDP
Marginal
1 Parlatuvier/ L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside 7.91% 1 Goodwood/Belle Garden West 0.23%
2 Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford 13.80% 2 Providence/ Mason Hall/Moriah 14.11%
Safe 3 Plymouth/Golden Lane 26.62%
4 Canaan/Bon Accord 33.09%
5 Scarborough/ Calder Hall 33.69%
6 Lambeau/Signal Hill 38.20%
7 Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden 38.33%
8 Bacolet/Mount. St. George 41.01%
9 Bethel/Mt. Irvine 42.01%
10 Buccoo/Mount Pleasant 51.57%
Safe
TF
1 Bethel/Mt. Irvine 23.78%
Safe
Source: Tobago House of Assembly Elections, 2017 – Final Result

    Assemblymen not standing for re-election
    Retiring incumbent Electoral District Term in office Date announced
    Jomo Pitt PNM Lambeau/Signal Hill 2013–2021 26 June 2020[3][4][5][6]

    Candidates by district

    Party leaders are in bold.

    † = Not seeking re-election

    ‡ = Running for re-election in different district

    Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
    PNM PDP OTV Other
    Bacolet/Mount. St. George   Joel Jack
    Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford   Watson Duke
    Bethel/Mt. Irvine   Shomari Hector
    Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden   Kelvin Charles
    Buccoo/Mount Pleasant   Ancil Dennis
    Canaan/Bon Accord   Clarence Jacob
    Goodwood/Belle Garden West   Hayden Spencer
    Lambeau/Signal Hill   † Jomo Pitt
    Parlatuvier/ L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside Farley Augustine   Farley Augustine
    Plymouth/Golden Lane   Marisha Osmond
    Providence/ Mason Hall/Moriah   Sheldon Cunningham
    Scarborough/ Calder Hall   Marslyn Melville-Jack

    Electoral Districts

    All 12 electoral districts are up for election.

    Electoral District Turnout Previous control Result
    Bacolet/Mount. St. George PNM
    Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford PDP
    Bethel/Mt. Irvine PNM
    Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden PNM
    Buccoo/Mount Pleasant PNM
    Canaan/Bon Accord PNM
    Goodwood/Belle Garden West PNM
    Lambeau/Signal Hill PNM
    Parlatuvier/ L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside PDP
    Plymouth/Golden Lane PNM
    Providence/ Mason Hall/Moriah PNM
    Scarborough/ Calder Hall PNM
    Source: EBC

    See also

    Footnotes

      References
      1. ‘My team will lead TT into the future’ Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 27 September 2018
      2. "Who is eligible to vote?". ttconnect.gov.tt.
      3. "THA secretary Jomo Pitt calls it a day".
      4. "THA Sports Secretary to bow out of active politics".
      5. "JOMO IS OUT".
      6. "THA sport secretary not seeking re-election".
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