General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007. Nomination day was 15 October. Five parties contested the elections; the ruling People's National Movement, the official opposition United National Congress–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People, the Tobago United Front–Democratic Action Congress (a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly (a new party based in Tobago). Five independent candidates also ran.
Candidates +ConstituencyUNCAPNMCOPArimaWayne RodriguezPennelope Beckles-RobinsonRodger Dominic SamuelArouca/MaloneyDianne Bishop-BajnathAlicia HospedalesKathy-Ann JonesBarataria/San JuanNazeemool MohammedJoseph RossJamal MohammedCaroni CentralHamza RafeeqShivanand NarinesinghPrakash RamadharCaroni EastTim GopeesinghHarold RamoutarGanga SinghChaguanas EastKirk MeighooMustapha Abdul-HamidNirad TewarieChaguanas WestAustin Jack WarnerFrankie RanjitsinghManohar RamsaranCouva NorthBasdeo PandayNal RamsinghHulsie BhagganCouva SouthKelvin RamnathNaim AliDevant MaharajCumuto/ManzanillaHarry PartapLennox SirjusinghWendy Lee YuenD'Abadie/O'MearaKaren Nunez TesheiraSherwin AlleyneDiego Martin WestDaphne PhillipsAmery BrowneRocky GarciaDiego Martin CentralSteve AlvarezColm ImbertNicole Dyer-GriffithDiego Martin North/EastAndy WilliamsKeith RowleyJoe PiresFyzabadChandresh SharmaAndre BernardMahendranath DhaniramLa BreaRavi RatiramFitzgerald JeffreyGilbert AgardLa Horquetta/TalparoJennifer Jones-KernahanRoger JosephDelon HaynesLaventille East/MorvantLennox SmithDonna CoxLa Toya CallenderLaventille WestJuliet DavyNiLeung HypoliteArthur AugustineLopinot/Bon Air WestPrakash WilliamsNeil ParsanlalJerome ChaitanMayaroWinston "Gypsy" PetersMichelle Mischier BoydRabindra MoonanNaparimaNizam BakshGeeta RampersadRekha RamjitOropouche EastRoodal MoonilalShafeeq MohammedCarol Cuffy-DowlatOropouche WestMickela PandayRaghunath MahabirKevin RatiramPoint FortinFitzroy BeachePaula GopeeSelby WilsonPointe-a-PierreWade MarkChristine KangalooCarolyn Seepersad-BachanPort of Spain North/St Ann's WestGary HunteDaniel SolomonPort of Spain SouthAnthony SammyMarlene McDonaldSharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicholPrinces Town NorthMarlon MohammedNavi MuradaliPrinces Town South/TablelandClifton De CoteauPeter TaylorDesmond LambertSan Fernando EastRamesh KarapanPatrick ManningMervyn AssamSan Fernando WestBishop Jankee RaghunananJunia RegrelloMarlene CoudraySipariaKamla Persad-BissessarLutchman RampersadGovindra RoopnarineSt. Ann's EastTricia MoraldoAnthony RobertsGary GriffithSt. AugustineVasant BharathNadra Nathai-GyanWinston DookeranSt. JosephCarson CharlesKennedy SwaratsinghGillian LuckyTabaquiteRamesh MaharajHeeralal RampartapAnand RamloganTobago EastRennie DumasTobago WestStanford CallenderToco/Sangre GrandeKeshore SatramIndra Sinanan Ojah-MaharajLena Brereton WolffeTunapunaChristine Newallo-HoseinEsther Le GendreClyde Weatherhead
Opinion polls A poll conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) and published by the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in October 2007 showed the Congress of the People ahead of the ruling People's National Movement by 7%.
Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race.
Results The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick Manning won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament. The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday won the 15 remaining seats. The COP did not win any seats.
Winning candidate by constituency Constituency Winner (Party) Arima Pennelope Beckles (PNM) Arouca/Maloney Alicia Hospedales (PNM) Barataria/San Juan Joseph Ross (PNM) Caroni Central Hamza Rafeeq (UNCA) Caroni East Tim Gopeesingh (UNCA) Chaguanas East Mustapha Abdul-Hamid (PNM) Chaguanas West Jack Warner (UNCA) Couva North Basdeo Panday (UNCA) Couva South Kelvin Ramnath (UNCA) Cumuto/Manzanilla Harry Partap (UNCA) D'Abadie/O'Meara Karen Nunez-Tesheira (PNM) Diego Martin Central Amery Browne (PNM) Diego Martin North/East Colm Imbert (PNM) Diego Martin West Keith Rowley (PNM) Fyzabad Chandresh Sharma (UNCA) La Brea Fitzgerald Jeffrey (PNM) La Horquetta/Talparo Roger Joseph (PNM) Laventille East/Morvant Donna Cox (PNM) Laventille West Nileung Hypolite (PNM) Lopinot/Bon Air West Neil Parsanlal (PNM) Mayaro Winston Peters (UNCA) Naparima Nizam Baksh (UNCA) Oropouche East Roodal Moonilal (UNCA) Oropouche West Mickela Panday (UNCA) Point Fortin Paula Gopee-Scoon (PNM) Pointe-a-Pierre Christine Kangaloo (PNM) Port of Spain North/St. Anns West Gary Hunt (PNM) Port of Spain South Marlene McDonald (PNM) Princes Town North Subhas Panday (UNCA) Princes Town South/Tableland Peter Taylor (PNM) San Fernando East Patrick Manning (PNM) San Fernado West Junia Regrello (PNM) Siparia Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNCA) St. Anns East Anthony Roberts (PNM) St. Augustine Vasant Bharath (UNCA) St. Joseph Kennedy Swaratsingh (PNM) Tabaquite Ramesh Maharaj (UNCA) Tobago East Rennie Dumas (PNM) Tobago West Stanford Callender (PNM) Toco/Sangre Grande Indra Sinanan Ojah-Maharaj (PNM) Tunapuna Esther Le Gendre (PNM)
Votes by constituency ConstituencyPNMUNCACOPDNATUF/DACArima8,6031,2243,464 Arouca/Maloney12,0551,4802,373 Barataria/San Juan7,1795,3623,817 Caroni Central4,5797,6154,400 Caroni East3,8338,3334,230 Chaguanas East6,7574,9934,086 Chaguanas West1,51911,1505,278 Couva North5,2498,8324,839 Couva South5,0978,4284,409 Cumuto/Manzanilla7,1247,3683,183 D'Abadie/O'Meara8,8772,4253,695 Diego Martin Central9,3015825,574 Diego Martin North/East9,3498775,023 Diego Martin West9,2215135,600 Fyzabad7,2017,5623,734 La Brea10,0553,4901,861 La Horquetta/Talparo8,3243,4942,593 Laventille East/Morvant11,0691,1071,535 Laventille West10,6373431,085 Lopinot/Bon Air West8,5353,9073,190 Mayaro8,1378,6131,939 Naparima2,89210,3384,290 Oropouche East3,08110,1565,489 Oropouche West3,6298,5704,198 Point Fortin9,2572,6403,838 Pointe-a-Pierre7,5056,1893,664 Port of Spain North/St. Anns West8,3593053,644 Port of Spain South7,8235663,141 Princes Town North5,2988,2313,824 Princes Town South/Tableland9,1087,9251,465 San Fernando East10,3201,6303,054 San Fernado West7,3712,3064,951 Siparia4,67810,3233,166 St. Anns East10,0081,0603,247 St. Augustine4,3097,0436,426 St. Joseph7,9694,9324,144 Tabaquite5,5417,2065,792 Tobago East5,6842371484,703Tobago West6,8504712304,176Toco/Sangre Grande9,5573,8643,214 Tunapuna8,4943,9864,182 Total300,434194,968148,3453788,879
The UNC-Alliance did not run for any seats in Tobago.
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