Английская Википедия:2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election
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Шаблон:Politics of Trinidad and Tobago 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.[1] 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.
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.[2]
Positions contested
A total of 45 candidates contested the 17 positions on the Executive of the Tobago Council, the winner are as follows:[3]
| 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[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Charles | Incumbent Political Leader Шаблон:Small Chief Secretary of Tobago Шаблон:Small 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 Шаблон:Small |
- | 5 January 2020 |
| Tracy Davidson-Celestine | Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to Costa Rica Deputy Chief Secretary of Tobago Secretary of Tourism[5] Tobago House of Assembly Councillor Шаблон:Small |
13 November 2019 | 8 January 2020 |
| Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus | Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly Шаблон:Small[6][7] Secretary for Community Development and Culture |
9 December 2019[8] | - |
| 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[9] | - |
Result
Tracy Davidson-Celestine was elected leader in the second round of voting. The result of the election are as follows:[10][11]
| First round | Second round | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
| Turnout: Шаблон:Percentile 49.3% | Turnout: Шаблон:Percentile 51.92% | ||||||||
| Tracy Davidson-Celestine | 1,447 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 29.4 | Tracy Davidson-Celestine Шаблон:Y | 3,150 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 60.7 | ||
| Kelvin Charles | 1,513 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 30.7 | Kelvin Charles | 2,042 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 39.3 | ||
| Joel Jack Шаблон:N | 1,066 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 21.6 | Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-Celestine | |||||
| Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus Шаблон:N | 904 | Шаблон:Percentage bar | 18.3 | Eliminated; Endorsed Davidson-Celestine | |||||
| Total | 4,930 | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/a | Total | 5,192 | colspan=2 Шаблон:N/a | ||||
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External links
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