St. Augustine (parliamentary constituency)

St. Augustine
St. Augustine
Constituency; for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	27,244 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Khadijah Ameen (UNC)

St. Augustine is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north of Trinidad. It has been represented since 2020 by Khadijah Ameen of the United National Congress.^[1]

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1991 general election. It borders D'Abadie/O'Meara, Arouca/Maloney, Tunapuna, Barataria/San Juan, Chaguanas West, La Horquetta/Talparo and Caroni East. The main towns are Piarco, Valsayn South, Curepe, Macoya, St Augustine and parts of Trincity and Tacarigua. It had an electorate of 27,244 as of 2015.^[2]^[3] It is considered a safe seat for the United National Congress although it was won by the Congress of the People in 2010 and 2015.^[4]

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:^[2]

Election	Years
1991	16 December 1991 – 10 December 2001	John Humphrey	UNC
2001	10 December 2001 – 7 October 2002	Gerald Yetming
2002	7 October 2002 – 5 November 2007	Winston Dookeran
2007	5 November 2007 – 24 May 2010	Vasant Bharath
2010	24 May 2010 – 10 August 2020	Prakash Ramadhar	COP
2020	10 August 2020 – Present	Khadijah Ameen	UNC

General election 2020: St. Augustine^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNC	Khadijah Ameen	11,943	67.62
	PNM	Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal	5,264	29.80
	PEP	Sateesh Ramsaran	235	1.33
	COP	Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan	188	1.06
	THC	Michlin Hosein Phelps	33	0.19
Majority			6,679	37.81
Turnout			17,663	62.87
	UNC gain from COP		Swing

General election 2015: St. Augustine^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	COP	Prakash Ramadhar	12,606	65.92
	PNM	Alisha Shelley Romano	6,186	32.35
	NCT	Nalini Shoba Dial	331	1.73
Majority			6,420	33.57
Turnout			19,123	70.24
	COP hold		Swing

General election 2010: St. Augustine^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	COP	Prakash Ramadhar	15,271	79.19
	PNM	Balchandra Sharma	3,955	20.51
Majority			11,316	58.68
Turnout			19,284	75.38
	COP gain from UNC		Swing

^ "Ms. Khadijah Ameen, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Lindo, Paula (18 July 2020). "Candidates: St Augustine ripe for development". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ Ramdass, Anna (13 July 2020). "5-way election battle in St Augustine". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 7th September 2015" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 24th May, 2010" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

St. Augustine
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	27,244 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Khadijah Ameen (UNC)