2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election

The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement election were held on January 19, 2020. For the first time, a one member, one vote voting system was adopted for all 17 positions contested.[2] The winner, Tracy Davidson-Celestine, the first female political leader for the party, will go on to contest the Chief Secretary position of the Tobago House of Assembly in the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election.

2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election

January 19, 2020[1]

KC Candidate Tracy Davidson-Celestine Kelvin Charles First pref. 1,447 (29.4%) 1,513 (30.7%) Final pref. 3,150 (60.7%) 2,042 (39.3%)   JJ DTA Candidate Joel Jack Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus First pref. 1,066 (18.3%) 904 (21.6%) Final pref. Eliminated Eliminated

Results map for the Tobago Council of the PNM's 2020 leadership election, where the following colours denote each respective leadership candidate:   Tracy Davidson-Celestine   Kelvin Charles

Leader before election Kelvin Charles Elected Leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine

2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election

Date	January 19, 2020
Resigning leader	Kelvin Charles
Won by	Tracy Davidson-Celestine

Background

The announcement of the election was made on November 10, 2019 by Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly and Political leader of the Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, Kelvin Charles while speaking at the PNM's 49th annual convention, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain.[3]

Positions contested

A total of 45 candidates contested the 17 positions on the Executive of the Tobago Council, the winner are as follows:[4]

Position	Winner
Political Leader	Tracy Davidson-Celestine
Chairman	Stanford Callender
Vice-Chairman	Deon Isaac
Lady Vice-Chair	Marslyn Melville-Jack
Secretary General	Lynette James-Louis
Election Officer	Huey Cadette
Public Relations Officer	Kwesi DesVignes
Operations Officer	Ancil Thorne
Field Officer	Keyon Andrews
Labour Relations Officer	Kevern Phillips
Welfare Officer	Ricardo Warner
Social Media Officer	Tineesia Brebnor
Youth Officer	Andre Baker
Assistant Secretary	Akissi London
Research Officer	Keigon Denoon
Education Officer	Kurt Salandy
Treasurer	Terrence Henry

Declared candidates

Roles in bold are currently held.

Candidate	Last political roles	Announced	Campaign Launched[5]
Kelvin Charles	Incumbent Political Leader (since 2016) Chief Secretary of Tobago (since 2016) Secretary for Education, Innovation and Energy Tobago House of Assembly representative for Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly (2013–2016)	-	5 January 2020
Tracy Davidson-Celestine	Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Costa Rica Deputy Chief Secretary of Tobago Secretary of Tourism[6] Tobago House of Assembly Councillor (2005-)	13 November 2019	8 January 2020
Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus	Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly (2017–2019)[7][8] Secretary for Community Development and Culture	9 December 2019[9]	-
Joel Jack	Deputy Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Secretary for Finance and the Economy Tobago House of Assembly representative for Bacelot/Mount Saint George	19 December 2019[10]	-

Result

First round					Second round
Candidate		Votes	%		Candidate		Votes	%
Turnout: 49.3%					Turnout: 51.92%
	Tracy Davidson-Celestine	1,447		29.4		Tracy Davidson-Celestine	3,150		60.7
	Kelvin Charles	1,513		30.7		Kelvin Charles	2,042		39.3
	Joel Jack N	1,066		21.6	Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-Celestine
	Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus N	904		18.3	Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-Celestine
Total		4,930	N/A		Total		5,192	N/A

Analysis of transferred votes, ranked in order of 1st preference votes

Candidate	Maximum Round	Maximum Votes	Share in Maximum Round	Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes
Kelvin Charles	2	2,042	39.3%	​​
Tracy Davidson-Celestine	2	3,150	60.7%	​​
Joel Jack	1	1,066	21.6%	​​
Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus	1	904	18.3%	​​

First round Charles   30.7% Davidson-Celestine   29.4% Jack   21.6% Tsoiafatt-Angus   18.3%

Second round Davidson-Celestine   60.7% Charles   39.3%

See also

• 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election

Notes

References

1. "PNM Tobago elections on January 19". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
2. "PNM Tobago elections on January 19". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
3. "PNM Tobago Council internal election date announced". www.looptt.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
4. "Callender retains PNM Tobago Council chairmanship". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
5. "PNM Tobago leader launches campaign for re-election". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
6. "PNM vs PNM:". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
7. "THA presiding officer resigns". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
8. "New THA Presiding Officer elected". www.looptt.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
9. "Tsoiafatt Angus: Time for the right woman to lead PNM Tobago". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
10. "Jack likes voting system, joins PNM leadership race". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Tobago House of Assembly