2013 Trinidadian local elections
21 October 2013
All 14 Municipal Corporation Electoral Areas
Opinion polls
Turnout43.6% (Increase 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 Increase 8.73% Decrease 24.94%
Municipal Corporations
8 / 14
6 / 14
Municipal Corporations +/– Increase5 Decrease 4
Councillors
84 / 136
46 / 136
Councillors +/– Increase48 Decrease28
 
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 Decrease 6.61%
Municipal Corporations
0 / 14
0 / 14
Municipal Corporations +/– New party Decrease5
Councillors
3 / 136
3 / 136
Councillors +/– 3 Decrease21
Map showing the 14 Trinidadian corporations.

Election date

  • Elections come due 26 July 2013. However, as these elections are not part of the Trinidad & Tobago Constitution, they can be delayed by Parliament .
  • 21 October 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. ↑ "HIGHEST VOTERS EVER | Trinidad Express Newspaper | News". Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  3. ↑ "UNC mayor for Chaguanas | Trinidad Express Newspaper | News". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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