On Monday, May 24, 2010 Trinidad and Tobago went to the polls, electing its first Indian-origin female Prime Minister in that of former Attorney General Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The 59-year-old led her five-party People’s Partnership (PP) coalition to claim a whopping 29 out of 41seats over the Peoples National Movement (PNM) to sit in Parliament.

Persad-Bissessar is the leader of the United National Congress (UNC).

The twin island Republic famous for its Soca music today saw recounts in the Arima, Diego Martin North/East and Point Fortin constituencies.

The biggest victory at the polls was recorded by FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President Jack Warner.  Warner who serves as theUNC chairman got 18,767 votes in Chaguanas West to secure the seat for the PP by a huge margin of 17,296, PNM candidate Ronald Heera getting just 1,471 votes.

Here are the official election results:

1. Arima
COP: 7,612
PNM: 7,241
NNV:200
2. Arouca/Maloney
PNM: 11,467
COP: 5,476
3.D’Abadie/O’Meara
COP: 9,541
PNM: 8,421
4. Diego Martin Central
PNM: 9,040
COP: 8,041
NNV: 145
5.Diego Martin North/East
PNM: 8,538
UNC: 8,077
NNV: 126
6.Diego Martin West
PNM: 8,777
COP: 8,023
NNV: 136
7. La Brea
PNM: 9,590
UNC: 7,121
NNV: 235
8.La Horquetta/Talparo
UNC: 8712
PNM: 7,633
9. Laventille East/Morvant
PNM: 10,797
COP: 3,780
NNV: 399
10. Laventille West
PNM: 10,730
COP: 2,725
11. Point Fortin
PNM: 8,885
COP: 7,959
12.POS North/St Ann’s West
PNM: 8,088
UNC:5,120
NNV: 93
13. POS South
PNM: 7,855
COP: 4,808
NNV: 311
14. San Fernando East
PNM: 9,736
COP: 6,109
15. St Ann’s East
PNM: 9,283
UNC: 6,570
NNV: 118
16. Tobago West
TOP: 7,693
PNM:6,811
17.Toco/Sangre Grande
UNC: 7,491
PNM: 7,285
NNV: 59
18. Caroni Central
UNC: 13,966
PNM: 4,719
19. Caroni East
UNC:14,981
PNM: 3,724
20. Chaguanas West
UNC: 18,767
PNM: 1,471
21. Couva North
UNC: 16,157
PNM: 5,159
22. Couva South
UNC: 15,045
PNM: 4,773
23.Cumuto/Manzanilla
UNC: 12,998
PNM: 7,144
24. Fyzabad
UNC: 12,631
PNM: 7,214
25: Naparima
UNC: 16,595
PNM: 2,553
26.Oropouche East
UNC: 17,927
PNM: 2,872
27. Oropouche West
UNC: 14,188
PNM: 3,526
28. Princes Town
UNC: 14,149
PNM: 5,051
29. Siparia
UNC: 15,808
PNM: 4,037
30. St Augustine
COP: 15,166
PNM: 3,991
31. Tabaquite
UNC: 14,310
PNM:5,350
32.  Barataria/San Juan
UNC: 10,850
PNM: 6,742
33. Chaguanas East
UNC: 10,797
PNM:6,717
NNV: 48
34. Lopinot Bon/Air
COP: 9,279
PNM:8,222
35. Mayaro
UNC: 12,846
PNM:7,330
36. Pointe-a-Pierre
UNC: 10,972
PNM: 6,685
37: Moruga/Tableland
UNC: 11,628
PNM:8,681
38: San Fernando West
COP: 9,111
PNM: 7,810
NNV: 128
39: St Joseph
UNC: 10,835
PNM:7,778
40: Tobago East
TOP: 7,649
PNM: 5,623
41: Tunapuna
COP: 10,513
PNM: 8,005

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