San Fernando West (parliamentary constituency)

San Fernando West is a parliamentary electoral district in comprising the western part of the city of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It came into effect in time for the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election.

San Fernando West
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	24,493 (2015)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1956
Number of members	One
Member of Parliament	Faris Al-Rawi (PNM)
Created from	San Fernando

Members of Parliament

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

Election		Years	Member		Party	Notes
	1956	24 September 1956–4 December 1961		Winston Mahabir	PNM
	1961	4 December 1961–7 November 1966		Saied Mohammed	PNM
	1966	7 November 1966–15 December 1986		Errol E. Mahabir	PNM
	1986	15 December 1986–16 December 1991		Anselm St. George	NAR
	1991	16 December 1991–6 November 1995		Ralph Maraj	PNM
	1995	6 November 1995–11 December 2000		Barendra Sinanan	PNM
	2000	11 December 2000–7 October 2002		Sadiq Baksh	UNC
	2002	7 October 2002–5 November 2007		Diane Seukeran	PNM
	2007	5 November 2007–24 May 2010		Junia Regrello	PNM
	2010	24 May 2010–7 September 2015		Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan	COP
	2015	7 September 2015–present		Faris Al-Rawi	PNM

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2020: San Fernando West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Faris Al-Rawi
	UNC	Sean Sobers
	Progressive	Nikoli Edwards[3]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2015: San Fernando West[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PNM	Faris Al-Rawi	10,112	59.24
	UNC	Raziah Ahmed	6,802	39.85
	Independent	Jowelle de Souza[5]	108	0.63
	ILP	Joseph Mendes	47	0.28
Majority			3,310	19.39
Turnout			17,116	69.88
	PNM gain from COP		Swing

References

1. "Historical Voter Turnout | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. "Historical District Profiles | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
3. "Edwards: Sando made me the man I am". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
4. "Parliamentary Elections, 2015 Final Results – Candidates Vote Count | Elections And Boundaries Commission". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
5. Dixon, Bo-bie-Lee. "Transgender in T&T". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 19 January 2020.