Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Seat allocation deal final - UNC gets 23

The National Executive (NATEX) of the United National Congress (UNC) on Monday ratified the seat allocation for the May 24 general election in accordance with the unity agreement with the Congress of the People (COP) and three other organizations.

NATEX met Monday and approved all decisions taken by the National Unity Negotiation Team in negotiations with the Congress of the People (COP), the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) and the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), the UNC said in a media release

The COP will be contesting the following seats:
  1. Arima
  2. Arouca/Maloney
  3. D’Abadie/Omera
  4. Diego Martin West
  5. Diego Martin Central
  6. San Fernando West
  7. San Fernando East
  8. Tunapuna
  9. St. Augustine
  10. Lopinot Bon Air

The NJAC will contest the following seats:

  1. Point Fortin
  2. Laventille West
  3. La Brea
  4. Port of Spain South

The Movement for Social Justice will contest the following Seats:

  1. Laventille East
  2. Pointe a Pierre
Errol McLeod will the canidate for Pointe-a-Pierre.

The TOP will contest the following seats:
  1. Tobago East
  2. Tobago West

The UNC will contest 23 seats. NATEX also approved recommendations of the screening committee for some seats:

Cumuto/Manzanilla – Colin J. Partap

Fyzabad – Chandresh L. Sharma

Siparia -
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Chaguanas West – Jack Warner

Oropouche East Dr. Roodal Moonilal

Barataria/San Juan Dr. Fuad Khan

Mayaro – Winston Peters

Moruga/tableland Clifton De Coteau


The Elections and Boundaries Commission has renamed two seats. Princes Town North and Princes Town South/Tableland have now been renamed Princes Town and Moruga/Tableland respectively
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2 comments:

Ronald Bhola said...

If the information from the UNC PRESS RELEASE is correct, then the surrendering of the St Augustine seat will almost mean that an emboldened PNM coupled with the fall out from the UNC will make the East West Corridor a major campaign battleground, putting pressure on the neighbouring St Joseph and Tunapuna constituencies. In those 3 constituencies,the PNM is in control of two, it is almost certain that the St Augustine constituency will be under real pressure for the first time in decades - since 1971 when it was held by the PNM's Ashraf Ali and the real likelihood of losing it. A rejected candidate and base supporters will not have the enthusiasm as an incumbent, the culture here is different to the PNM's and time is too short to convince people. Winston Dookeran lost to Vasant Bharath, who therefore is a strong candidate to pull it off ?

Don't tell me is the "loose cannon judge". He will only mess up things.Change, especially political change must always come at a pace that people are comfortable with.

Unknown said...

My dear brother Ronald-ji... It is Manning under pressure... Vote Hon Kamla-ji 4 Prime Minister... Jai Hind!!!

Jai & Sero

Jai & Sero

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Our family at home in Toronto 2008
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