Tobago Council of the People's National Movement
Tobago Council of the People's National Movement | |
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| Abbreviation | Tobago Council of the PNM |
| Leader | Tracy Davidson-Celestine |
| Chairperson | Stanford Callendar |
| Secretary | Lynette James-Louis |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | PNM Tobago Council Office Robinson Street Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Newspaper | MAGNUM |
| Youth wing | PNM Tobago East Youth League PNM Tobago West Youth League |
| Women's wing | PNM Tobago East Women's League PNM Tobago West Women's League |
| Membership (2020) | 10,000[1] |
| Ideology | Liberalism[2][3] Social liberalism[4] Nationalism[5][2][6] |
| Political position | Centre[6][7] to Centre-left [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] |
| National affiliation | People's National Movement |
| Regional affiliation | West Indies Federal Labour Party (1957–1962) |
| Colors | Red |
| House of Representatives (Tobagonian seats) | 2 / 2 (7 September 2015–Present) |
| Tobago House of Assembly | 10 / 12 (23 January 2017-Present) |
| Election symbol | |
Balisier flower | |
| Website | |
| https://pnmtt.live/arm/tobago-council/ | |
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 Trinidad and Tobago portal |
The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, [15] more popularly known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, Tobago PNM or PNM Tobago is the part of the Trinidad and Tobago People's National Movement that operates in Tobago, a semi-autonomous island which makes up Trinidad and Tobago. It is an autonomous section of the national People's National Movement.
Founded in 1998,[16] it is the largest and most successful political party in modern Tobagonian politics. It has won the biggest share of the vote at every Trinidad and Tobago General Election with the exception of 2010, in addition to every Tobago House of Assembly election, since 2001.
The Tobago PNM currently hold 2 of 2 Tobagonian seats in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and 10 of 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly. Tracy Davidson-Celestine, councillor and Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development, is the current and first female political leader of the Tobago PNM after being elected in the 2020 People's National Movement Tobago leadership election.[17][18] Its leader and party executives organize for both local and national election campaigns.
With its predecessor organisations, it was a member of the West Indies Federal Labour Party in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation from 1957 to 1962, winning the Tobago seat in the 1958 West Indies federal elections.
As of January 2020, the party has 10,000 registered members.[19]
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Elected representatives (current)
Tobago House of Assembly
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
| Member of Parliament | Constituency | First Elected | |
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| style="background:Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color " | | Ayanna Webster-Roy | Tobago East | 2015 |
| style="background:Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color " | | Shamfa Cudjoe | Tobago West | 2015 |
Electoral performance
West Indies
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| Election | Party Group | Leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | |||||
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| No. | Share | No. | Share | ||||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color" | | 1958[20] | colspan="2" style="background:Template:West Indies Federal Labour Party/meta/color;"| | WIFLP | Eric Williams | 6,626 | 62.2% | 1 / 1
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100.0% | 1st | WIFLP | |
Trinidad and Tobago general elections
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Tobago County Council
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| Election[22] | Leaders | Votes | Seats | Position | Control | ||||
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| No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||||
| style="background-color: Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color" | | 1959 | Eric Williams | 8,285 | 53.4 | 11 / 14
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1st | PNM | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color" | | 1968 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| style="background-color: Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color" | | 1971 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 / 11
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? | ? 1st | PNM | |
| style="background-color: Template:Tobago Council of the People's National Movement/meta/color" | | 1977 | 6,326 | 52.6 | N/A | 7 / 11
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Tobago House of Assembly
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Leaders
The leaders of the People's National Movement Tobago Council who additionally serve as deputy leaders of the party nationally have been as follows (any acting leaders indicated in italics):
Key: PNM NAR MaL: Majority Leader MiL: Minority Leader †: Died in office
Executive positions
These are the positions currently held by the Executive of the PNM Tobago Council:[23]
External links
See also
- People's National Movement
- 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election
- Chief Secretary of Tobago
- Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly
- List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
Notes
- ^ "10,000 to vote in Tobago PNM election". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b Lowenthal, David; Comitas, Lambros, eds. (1973). The Aftermath of Sovereignty: West Indian Perspectives (PDF). Anchor Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0385043045. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Griffith, Ivelaw L. The quest for security in the Caribbean : problems and promises in subordinate states. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-1-56324-089-8. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections | People's National Movement". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Political Systems Of The World. Allied Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7023-307-7. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b Derbyshire, J. Denis; Derbyshire, Ian (2016). Encyclopedia of World Political Systems. Routledge. p. 322. ISBN 9781317471561. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Encyclopedia of world political systems. Sharpe Reference. ISBN 978-1-317-47156-1. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Labour leader Jacinda Ardern not the only one wanting to 'do this'". NZ Herald. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Let's do this: Everyone else who has used Labour's new slogan". Stuff. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Guardian Group. Guardian Group http://www.myguardiangroup.com/trinidad/gam_pdfs/PrivateWealthMarketBrief19-Feb-18.pdf. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.nordeatrade.com/en/explore-new-market/trinidad-and-tobago/economy. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Economic Outline of Trinidad and Tobago - Bank of Scotland International Trade Portal". www.bankofscotlandtrade.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago / Wirtschaftsanalysen - Coface". www.coface.at. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Skard, Torild (2015). Women of Power: Half a Century of Female Presidents and Prime Ministers Worldwide. Policy Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4473-1580-3.
- ^ "THE TOBAGO COUNCIL OF THE PNM (@pnmtobago) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "PNM Shares More Tributes to Manning". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Tracy Davidson-Celestine is PNM's new Tobago leader". www.looptt.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Tracy Davidson-Celestine is PNM's Tobago leader". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "10,000 to vote in Tobago PNM election". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Report on the Election of Members to the Federal House of Representatives from the Territory of T&T 1958 (25th March 1958) | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ a b "Publications and Reports | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Callender retains PNM Tobago Council chairmanship". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
