PNM Patrick Manning, UNC-A Basdeo Panday and COP Winston Dookeran
Trinidad and Tobago General Elections 2007:
Preliminary 2007 Election Results
Victorious Candidates and Constituencies
PNM romps home
With the lion’s share of the marginal seats in its back pocket, the People’s National Movement led by leader Patrick Manning handed the United National Congress Alliance (UNC A) and the Congress of the People (COP) a stinging defeat in yesterday’s general election, walking away with 26 out of a total of 41 seats.
PNM 26 UNC 15 COP 0
Trinidad and Tobago yesterday voted to “step up” with Prime Minister Patrick Manning and the People’s National Movement.
Manning to supporters: Put aside differences
Coffee Street was transformed into a Carnival-like atmosphere last night as the People’s National Movement won the two San Fernando seats and the general election…
PNM back in Govt
Heading to Government for another term, the People’s National Movement (PNM) completed yesterday’s general election race with preliminary results of 26 seats over the United National Congress’ (UNC-A) 15 seats…
The total registered electorate was 990,352.
EBC estimates put yesterday’s voter turn-out at around 53 per cent. This was at midnight, when boxes of ballots were still coming in.
The voter turnout in the 2002 election was approximately 69 per cent.
God’s victory, says Manning
Jack Warner wins on first try
FIFA vice-president and United National Congress (UNC) Alliance chairman Austin Jack Warner is the new Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West after he defeated his main opponent Manohar Ramsaran, the former Chaguanas MP, during yesterday’s General Election.
COP paid to split votes says Panday
Panday blames plot between COP, PNM
Basdeo Panday greeted supporters at Rienzi Complex, Couva last night with a concession of defeat.
Panday: COP spoilt UNC A win
Supported by his wife Oma who clutched his arm, and dressed in a bright orange shirt, UNC Alliance (UNC A) co-leader Basdeo Panday last night conceded defeat in the General Election and said that “the people have spoken.”
EBC: 56 percent voter turnout
The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC ) said last night that preliminary results indicate the voter turnout was lower than 2002’s General Election.
COP claims other parties using dirty tricks
Congress of the People (COP) candidates Anand Ramlogan and Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan are accusing the two opposing political parties of using propaganda and dirty tricks to woe the electorate…
Dookeran loses St Augustine seat
Congress of the People (COP) leader, Winston Dookeran lost his seat in the St Augustine constituency.
Dookeran: T&T not ready for change
Dookeran: We fought a good fight
Will Winston Dookeran remain leader of the Congress of the People (COP)?
NACTA ‘vindicated’ by election results
Ramesh wins Tabaquite
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj has won the heavily-contested Tabaquite constituency by more than 1,000 votes…
‘Net-savvy’ Trinis do their own thing
‘Bacon172000′ Predicts Correctly
PNM will win again, Panday will not step down because he wants power again, and COP won’t get any seats…
This IS a victory for Trinidad and Tobago,for sound business policies over pocketing the nation’s wealth,for building Early Childhood Centers, for free tertiary education for all, for helping the poor achieve dignity throw state asisted programs in housing and transportation, and for free health care.
It was also a victory for The Prime Minister’s determination to weed out the dead wood in the party’s slate, the debt accumulators, and those who could not hold up their end.
It was and is a victory for sound fiscal policies, and planned development.I will continue to invest my few pennies in Trinidad and Tobago. Under a UNC government,I would have moved them out.
No matter the Opposition’s excuses, the people have spoken.
Now, let there be a joint party to clean up the ratty posters, and get back to business.
I have seen the election results and I am relieved. I could not imagine the country going under a UNC ticket because all the programmes that are now in place in Trinidad and Tobago would have gone up in smoke due to embezzlement of money. I feared the country going under the COP ticket because they need more time time to build as a party and really focus on issues that the PNM did not deal with adequately. They could have spent much more time to talk about the environment instead of petty issues like Manning having a big house (the house does not belong to him but Prime Ministers!!!)
We as a nation have to get smart about politics. It is clear that Trinbagonians want progress but they are not prepared for the risks that are entailed that allow for progress. One of those risks is crime and we need to be prepared for that. We are a young nation but yet want to move ahead as fast as developed nations. This is a difficult feat because it is clear that policies would not be thorough because a project that should have taken years to implement is now taking 6 months – all in the name of progress. We have to ask ourselves the honest question: What do we want as Trinbagonians? To follow other countries or develop ourselves for ourselves?
I still think that we are moving way too fast as a nation and this 2020 vision would be real for some people and not others. But I do think that the PNM is the best political party to represent the future of Trinibagonians. Their candidates were all educated and represented a wide cross-section of our races and cultures. It is highly important that we have every voice represented in the discussion to implement policy, but also have the persons that would critique those policies wisely. I firmly believe that COP would have been the better party to offer those critiques (even though sadly they are not in opposition). Yes we need change but we need educated change so the REAL issues could be targeted and debated.
Basdeo Panday is a sore loser. Winston Dookeran should have made up the opposition party next time dookeran next time.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!to the PNM Mr. Manning we have prevailed!!!!!!!! Mr. Basdeo Panday YOU GOT LICKS!!! in the East,West ,North, South and Flogged in Central, Licks!Licks!Licks! but Dookeran should have wash your tail.Victory for the PNM!!!!!
PANDAY SHOULD RESIGN NOW!
Congratulations to the PNM Party. A lot of people have put their trust in this party. It gives them a chance to continue on programs they may have started. Make us all proud by making T and T a crime free society. Stronger focus needs to be placed on the children of the nation. Focus on having cousellors in all schools, crime starts from the home. Again, Congratulation from Trini in Michigan.
if cop had taken 9 seats and work those seats the pnm would not be in power today, so what they did is no different towhat ramesh did
Looking at the distribution of seats vs the ethnicity of regions, it is business as usual in TT Race = political affiliation. It is taking much too long for overcome.
Toronto
I think it’s good that PNM won but my question is what are they doing for me and my family…my mother has us voting for them everytime and we haven’t had electricity for a long time when we approch them for help we get a set of stories..so tell me please,,who benefits from them or anyone being in power.A government suppose to help the people who help put them where they at and i believe that actions speak louder that words….San Fernando..Manning we need helppppp
Congratulations to the PNM party for saving our country once more. I hope you all accomplish everything within the next five years and PLEASE help the people geniunely. I know you have in the past but please do your utmost best and show your true capabilities. Sorry we didn’t win the mayaro seat but Mrs. Mischier Boyd did her best, we all know that. Congrats.