Diego Martin Central (parliamentary constituency)

Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary constituency

Diego Martin Central
Constituency for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Electorate	17,334 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1981
Number of members	1
Member of Parliament	Symon de Nobriga (PNM)

Diego Martin Central is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2020 general election by Symon de Nobriga of the People's National Movement (PNM).

Constituency profile

The constituency was created prior to the 1981 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East, Diego Martin West, and Port of Spain South. It contains a number of communities in Diego Martin, including Petit Valley, Diamond Vale, Four Roads and Blue Range. It had an electorate of 17,334 as of 2015.

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

Election	Years
1981	9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986	Joseph Laquis	PNM
1986	15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991	Leo Des Vignes	NAR
1991	16 December 1991 – 5 November 2007	Kenneth Valley	PNM
2007	5 November 2007 – 7 September 2015	Amery Browne
2015	7 September 2015 – 10 August 2020	Daryl Smith
2020	10 August 2020 – Present	Symon de Nobriga

General election 2020: Diego Martin Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PNM	Symon de Nobriga	10,627	74.39
	UNC	John Laquis	2,692	18.84
	PEP	Felicia Holder	404	2.83
	MND	Garvin Nicholas	374	2.62
	MSJ	Renée St. Rose	120	0.84
	NNV	Ashton Francis	69	0.48
Majority			7,935	55.54
Turnout			14,286	48.25
	PNM hold		Swing

General election 2015: Diego Martin Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PNM	Darryl Smith	13,258	77.02
	NJAC	Embau Moheni	2,969	17.25
	NNV	Kefentse Gervais	586	3.4
	ILP	Kathy-Ann Lamont	401	2.33
Majority			10,289	59.77
Turnout			17,214	58.65
	PNM hold		Swing

General election 2010: Diego Martin Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PNM	Amery Browne	9,040	52.36
	COP	Nicole Dyer-Griffith	8,047	46.61
	NNV	Nigel Telesford	145	0.84
Majority			993	5.75
Turnout			17,265	62.86
	PNM hold		Swing

"The Honourable Symon de Nobriga, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Historical District Profiles". Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 10th August, 2020" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 7th September 2015" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
"Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission on the Parliamentary Elections Held on Monday 24th May, 2010" (PDF). Elections And Boundaries Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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