The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement election were held on January 19, 2020. For the first time, a one member, one vote voting system was adopted for all 17 positions contested. The winner, Tracy Davidson-Celestine, the first female political leader for the party, will go on to contest the Chief Secretary position of the Tobago House of Assembly in the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election.
Background The announcement of the election was made on November 10, 2019 by Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly and Political leader of the Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, Kelvin Charles while speaking at the PNM's 49th annual convention, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain.
Positions contested A total of 45 candidates contested the 17 positions on the Executive of the Tobago Council, the winner are as follows:
PositionWinnerPolitical LeaderTracy Davidson-CelestineChairmanStanford CallenderVice-ChairmanDeon IsaacLady Vice-ChairMarslyn Melville-JackSecretary GeneralLynette James-LouisElection OfficerHuey CadettePublic Relations OfficerKwesi DesVignesOperations OfficerAncil ThorneField OfficerKeyon AndrewsLabour Relations OfficerKevern PhillipsWelfare OfficerRicardo WarnerSocial Media OfficerTineesia BrebnorYouth OfficerAndre BakerAssistant SecretaryAkissi LondonResearch OfficerKeigon DenoonEducation OfficerKurt SalandyTreasurerTerrence Henry
Declared candidates Roles in bold are currently held.
CandidateLast political rolesAnnouncedCampaign LaunchedKelvin CharlesIncumbent Political Leader Chief Secretary of Tobago Secretary for Education, Innovation and Energy Tobago House of Assembly representative for Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly -5 January 2020Tracy Davidson-CelestineTrinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Costa Rica Deputy Chief Secretary of TobagoSecretary of Tourism Tobago House of Assembly Councillor 13 November 20198 January 2020Denise Tsoiafatt-AngusPresiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly Secretary for Community Development and Culture9 December 2019-Joel JackDeputy Tobago House of Assembly Chief SecretarySecretary for Finance and the EconomyTobago House of Assembly representative for Bacelot/Mount Saint George19 December 2019-
Result Tracy Davidson-Celestine was elected leader in the second round of voting. The result of the election are as follows: First roundSecond roundCandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%Turnout: 49.3%Turnout: 51.92%Tracy Davidson-Celestine 1,44729.4Tracy Davidson-Celestine 3,15060.7Kelvin Charles1,51330.7Kelvin Charles2,04239.3Joel Jack 1,06621.6 Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-CelestineDenise Tsoiafatt-Angus 90418.3 Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-CelestineTotal4,930 colspan=2 Total5,192 colspan=2
See also 2022 People's National Movement leadership election
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External links Official website Tobago House of Assembly