Last Updated on April 29, 2025, 12:57 PM AST by Anthony Morris
United National Congress has been voted back into the government of Trinidad and Tobago after the elections on April 28, 2025. This win for the UNC comes after a decade of serving as the opposition in the country.
Kamla Persad Bissessar will be returning to the office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago after one decade. Kamla Persad led the United National Congress dominated the polls on Monday, winning in 26 seats in the National Assembly.
The UNC had contested for 37 seats and came out with a clear majority of 26 seats in the parliament. The Prime Minister-Elect and leader of the UNC has reiterated her promises in securing the victory.
She highlighted, after her victory in the polls that she and her team were ready to start working on their campaign promises. The major promises given by the UNC leadership included:
- Pensioners getting their rightful pension
- Reopening of the Children’s Hospital
- Reopening of the Petrotrin
- Laptop Programme for the school children will be restarted
The UNC has pledged that they will start their work on these promises soon.
The UNC has won their seats for the National Assembly in the following constituencies:
1. Kamla Persad Bissessar won the election by 9565 votes
2. Dr. Roodal Moonilal won from Oropouche East with 8283 votes
3. Barataria/ San Juan elected Saddam Hosein 7122 votes
4. Dr. Aiyna Ali won from Princes Town with 6230 votes
5. Chaguanas West chose Dr. Colin Neil Gosine as their representative with 14,968 votes
6. Caroni Central elected David Lee by giving him a humongous 6184 votes during the polls
7. Dr. Lackram Bodoe was elected in the Oropouche West with 1584 votes
8. Tabaquite chose to elect Sean Sobers as their representative for the National Assembly
9. St. Augustine reelected Khadijah Ameen 2238 votes
- Naparima is won by Dr. Narindra Roopnarine who secured the seat with 3558 votes
- Fyzabad chose Davendranath Tancoo as their leaders with 11368 votes
- Mayaro constituency was won by Nicholas Morris who secured 10540 votes in the polls.
- Moruga/ Tableland chose Michelle Benjamin as their leader
- Barry Shiva Padarath won from the Couva South constituency with 1150 votes
- Couva North chose Jearlean John as their representative
- Claxton Bay is won by Hansen Narinesingh with 9209 votes in his favor
- Vandana Mohit won Chaguanas East with 3145 votes in her favor
- Caroni East chose Dr. Rishad Seecheran as their representative with a lead of 713 votes
- Tunapuna was won by Roger Alexander with 8209 votes in his favour
- Phillip Watts who received 6796 votes in his favor was elected from La Horquetta/ Talparo
- Point Fortin was won by Ernesto Kesar with 390 votes
- Aranguez/St. Joseph chose Devesh Maharaj as their representative for the next five year tenure
- Shivanna Sam won from the Cumuto/ Manzanilla constituency with a lead of 243 votes
- Malabar/Mausica chose Dominica Smith as their representative for the national assembly
- San Fernando West – Michael Dowlath (2010 votes)
- Toco/Sangre Grande – Wayne Sturge (779 votes)
Seats Secured by People’s National Movement
1. Arima
2. Arouca/Lopinot
3. Diego Martin Central
4. Diego Martin North East
5. Diego Martin West
6. La Brea
7. Laventille East/ Morvant
8. Laventille West
9. Port of Spain North/St. Ann’s West
- Port of Spain South
- San Fernando East
- St. Ann’s East
- Trincity/Maloney
Tobago East and Tobago West both went to TPP. The former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago won PNM a seat by a small margin from Port of Spain North/St. Ann’s West.
PM-elect Kamla Persad-Bissessar has thanked the supporters, coalition partners and people of the country for their faith in the country and its people. She has stated in her post-poll address that the real work is yet to start and promised that UNC is committed to delivering on their promises from Day 1.
Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.
