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.
Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 1961 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. 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.
Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes196129 December 1961 – 25 August 1966Rudranath CapildeoAlso the Leader of the Opposition196625 Nov 1966 - 22 April 1971John Bharath197118 June 1971 – 19 June 1976Ashraf Ali197624 September 1976 – 18 September 1981Haffezar Khan198127 Nov 1981 - 29 Oct 1986John Humphrey198612 Jan 1987 - 19 Nov 1991John Humphrey199116 December 1991 – 10 December 2001John Humphrey200110 December 2001 – 7 October 2002Gerald Yetming20027 October 2002 – 5 November 2007Winston Dookeran20075 November 2007 – 24 May 2010Vasant Bharath201024 May 2010 – 10 August 2020Prakash Ramadhar202010 August 2020 – PresentKhadijah Ameen
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
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