The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement (PNM), [14] also known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, PNM Tobago or PNM Tobago Council is the longest-serving, oldest active and main political party in Tobago.[15] The party is the autonomous branch of the Trinidad and Tobago People's National Movement operating in Tobago. While its political leader acts in the local capacity, they also serve as a deputy leader on a national level. The party's executives organize for both local and national election campaigns. There have been three PNM Chief Secretaries and administrations.
Tobago Council of the People's National Movement | |
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Abbreviation | Tobago Council of the PNM, 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] |
Political position | Centre[5][6] to centre-left [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] |
National affiliation | People's National Movement |
Regional affiliation | West Indies Federal Labour Party (1957–1962) |
Colors | Red |
Senate | 2 / 31 (19 August 2020 – present) |
House of Representatives (Tobagonian seats) | 2 / 2 (7 September 2015 – present) |
Tobago House of Assembly | 6 / 12 (25 January 2021 – present) |
Election symbol | |
Balisier flower | |
Website | |
https://pnmtt.live/arm/tobago-council/ | |
Founded in 1998,[16] it is the largest and most successful political party in modern Tobagonian politics. With the exception of 2010, the party has won the biggest share of the vote at the Trinidad and Tobago general elections since 2000 and has governed the Tobago House of Assembly uninterruptedly, winning every Tobago House of Assembly election from 2001 until 2021.
The Tobago PNM currently hold 2 of 2 Tobagonian seats in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and 6 of 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly. Councillor and Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development, who previously served as Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Costa Rica and Deputy Chief Secretary Tracy Davidson-Celestine, is the current and first female political leader of the PNM after being elected in the 2020 People's National Movement Tobago leadership election.[17][18]
With its predecessor organizations and despite not being a socialist party, it was a member of the democratic socialist 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 elections.
As of January 2020, the party has 10,000 registered members.[19]
Elected representatives (current)
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Members of the House of Representatives since the 7 September 2015 general election:
Member of Parliament | Constituency | First Elected | |
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Ayanna Webster-Roy | Tobago East | 7 September 2015 | |
Shamfa Cudjoe | Tobago West | 7 September 2015 |
Members of the Senate
Member of Parliament | Appointed | |
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Nigel de Freitas[20] | 23 September 2015 | |
Hassel Bacchus[21] | 19 August 2020 |
Tobago House of Assembly
Member of the Tobago House of Assembly | Electoral District | |
---|---|---|
Joel Jack | Bacolet/Mount. St. George | |
Kelvon Morris | Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden | |
Ancil Dennis | Buccoo/Mount Pleasant | |
Clarence Jacob | Canaan/Bon Accord | |
Tracy Davidson-Celestine | Lambeau/Signal Hill | |
Marslyn Melville-Jack | Scarborough/ Calder Hall |
Notable party members
Member | Position | |
---|---|---|
A. N. R. Robinson | Member of Parliament for Tobago East (1961-1976) | |
Keith Rowley | Candidate for Tobago West (1981) | |
Tracy Davidson-Celestine | First female political leader (2020-present) Assemblymember for Lambeau/Signal Hill |
Electoral performance
West Indies
Election | Party Group | Leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Share | No. | Share | ||||||||
1958[22] | WIFLP | Eric Williams (National party leader) | 6,626 | 62.2% | 1 / 1 | 100.0% | 1st | WIFLP |
Trinidad and Tobago general elections
Election[23] | Party leader | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||||
1956 | Eric Williams (National party leader) | 5,529 | 47.54% | 0 / 1 | 2nd | PNM | |||
1961 | 8,208 | 68.67% | 21.13 | 2 / 2 | 2 | 1st | PNM | ||
1966 | ? | ? | ? | 2 / 2 | 1st | PNM | |||
1971 | 2,675 | 90.65% | ? | 2 / 2 | 1st | PNM | |||
1976 | 5,933 | 42.41% | 48.24 | 0 / 2 | 2 | 2nd | PNM | ||
1981 | George Chambers (National party leader) | 7,503 | 42.66% | 0.25 | 0 / 2 | 2nd | PNM | ||
1986 | 6,357 | 31.90% | 10.76 | 0 / 2 | 2nd | NAR | |||
1991 | Patrick Manning (National party leader) | 5,622 | 30.08% | 1.82 | 0 / 2 | 2nd | PNM | ||
1995 | 6,949 | 36.80% | 6.72 | 0 / 2 | 2nd | UNC–NAR | |||
2000 | Orville London | 8,672 | 47.46% | 10.66 | 1 / 2 | 1 | Tie | UNC | |
2001 | 11,225 | 61.38% | 13.92 | 2 / 2 | 1 | 1st | PNM Minority | ||
2002 | 13,432 | 65.75% | 4.37 | 2 / 2 | 1st | PNM | |||
2007 | 12,534 | 55.26% | 10.49 | 2 / 2 | 1st | PNM | |||
2010 | 12,305 | 44.09% | 11.17 | 0 / 2 | 2 | 2nd | PP | ||
2015 | 18,560 | 74.34% | 30.25 | 2 / 2 | 2 | 1st | PNM | ||
2020 | Tracy Davidson-Celestine | 16,402 | 60.76% | 13.58 | 2 / 2 | 1st | PNM |
Tobago County Council
Election[24] | Leaders | Votes | Seats | Position | Control | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||||
1959 | Eric Williams (National party leader) | 8,285 | 53.4 | 11 / 14 | 1st | PNM | |||
1968 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
1971 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 / 11 | ? | ? 1st | PNM | ||
1977 | 6,326 | 52.6 | N/A | 7 / 11 | 4 | 1st | PNM |
Tobago House of Assembly
Election[24] | Leaders | Votes | Seats | Position | Government | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | ± | No. | ± | |||||
1980 | Eric Williams (National party leader) | 7,097 | 44.4 | 4 / 12 | 2nd | DAC | |||
1984 | George Chambers (National party leader) | 8,200 | 41.4 | 3.0 | 1 / 12 | 3 | 2nd | DAC | |
1988 | Patrick Manning (National party leader) | 5,977 | 35.8 | 5.6 | 1 / 12 | 2nd | DAC | ||
1992 | 6,555 | 36.7 | 0.9 | 1 / 12 | 2nd | NAR | |||
1996 | 5,023 | 33.6 | 4.1 | 1 / 12 | 2nd | NAR | |||
2001 | Orville London | 10,500 | 46.7 | 13.3 | 8 / 12 | 7 | 1st | PNM | |
2005 | 12,137 | 58.4 | 11.7 | 11 / 12 | 3 | 1st | PNM | ||
2009 | 12,311 | 51.2 | 7.2 | 8 / 12 | 3 | 1st | PNM | ||
2013 | 19,976 | 61.2 | 10.0 | 12 / 12 | 4 | 1st | PNM | ||
2017 | Kelvin Charles | 13,310 | 54.7 | 6.5 | 10 / 12 | 2 | 1st | PNM | |
2021 | Tracy Davidson-Celestine | 13,288 | 50.4 | 4.3 | 6 / 12 | 4 | 1st | Caretaker |
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
Leader | Term | Position | Chief Secretary | ||||
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1 | Orville London | 2001 | 3 July 2016 | MaL 2001–2017 | himself | ||
2 | Kelvin Charles | 3 July 2016 | 26 January 2020 | MaL 2017–2020 | himself | ||
3 | Tracy Davidson-Celestine | 26 January 2020 (Elected) | Incumbent | Kelvin Charles | |||
Ancil Dennis | |||||||
Executive positions
These are the positions currently held by the Executive of the PNM Tobago Council:[25]
Position | Officeholder | |
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Political Leader | Tracy Davidson-Celestine | |
Chairman | Stanford Callender | |
Vice-Chairman | Deon Isaac | |
Lady Vice-Chair | Marslyn Melville-Jack | |
Secretary General | Lynette James-Louis | |
Election Officer | Huey Cadette | |
Public Relations Officer | Kwesi DesVignes | |
Operations Officer | Ancil Thorne | |
Field Officer | Keyon Andrews | |
Labour Relations Officer | Kevern Phillips | |
Welfare Officer | Ricardo Warner | |
Social Media Officer | Tineesia Brebnor | |
Youth Officer | Andre Baker | |
Assistant Secretary | Akissi London | |
Research Officer | Keigon Denoon | |
Education Officer | Kurt Salandy | |
Treasurer | Terrence Henry |
External links
- Official website
- Facebook page
- Facebook group
- Instagram account
- Tobago Council website (defunct)
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
- 2022 People's National Movement leadership election
- List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
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