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December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election
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Snap House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 6 December 2021 to elect all 15 members of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).[2] The election was called following a deadlock[3] created by the January 2021 elections which resulted in a tie between the People's National Movement (PNM) and the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP), with both parties winning six seats. As a result, the number of seats in the legislature was increased from 12 to 15 (an odd number) to avoid ties.
The result was a 14-1 victory for the PDP, ending 21 consecutive years of PNM control of the THA.[4] Tobago PNM leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine also lost her constituency election. The incumbent Chief Secretary of Tobago, Ancil Dennis of the PNM, who held a caretaker role since 6 May 2020 due to the resignation of then Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles as a result of the January 2021 election deadlock, was succeeded by Farley Chavez Augustine of the PDP. Augustine was sworn in as the 5th Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly on 9 December 2021.[5][6]
- ^ "THA election: Tobago returns to the polls December 6". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 6 October 2021.
- ^ "THA election: Tobago returned to the polls December 6". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ McLeod, Sheri-Kae (26 January 2021). "Elections Result in Tie for Control of Tobago House of Assembly". Caribbean News. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "PDP wins THA elections 14-1; recounts in 2 districts today". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "A Tobago dream come alive". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "FARLEY MANIA". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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