Chaguanas (parliamentary constituency)

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Chaguanas

| parl_name = Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

| electorate = 28,347 (2002)

| towns = Chaguanas

| year = 1961

| abolished = 2007

| seats = 1

}}

Chaguanas was a parliamentary constituency in Trinidad and Tobago which existed from 1961 to 2007, when the seat was divided between Chaguanas East and Chaguanas West.

Geography

The constituency contained the town of Chaguanas. It had an electorate of 28,347 as of 2002.{{Cite web |title=Historical District Profiles |url=https://www.ebctt.com/elections/parliamentary-elections/district-profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718154214/https://www.ebctt.com/elections/parliamentary-elections/district-profile/ |archive-date=18 July 2020 |access-date=18 February 2022 |website=Elections And Boundaries Commission |language=en-US}}

Members

class="wikitable sortable" style="valign:top" ! colspan="5" \|Constituency created
Election !Member ! colspan="2" \|Party !Notes
1961 \|Tajmool Hosein ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}}" \| \|DLP \|{{Cite web \|title=Mr. Tajmool Hosein \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/tajmool-hosein/ \|website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
1966 \|Rudranath Capildeo ! style="background-color: {{party color\|Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}}" \| \|DLP \|{{Cite web \|title=Mr. Dr. Rudranath Capildeo \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/rudranath-capildeo/ \|website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
1971 \|Balraj Deosarran \| style="background:{{party color\|People's National Movement}} " \| \|PNM \|{{Cite web \|title=Balraj Deosarran – Parliament \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/balraj-deosarran/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241114180912/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/balraj-deosarran/ \|archive-date=2024-11-14 \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|website=www.ttparliament.org \|language=en-US}}
1976 \|Ramesh Lutchmedial \| style="background:{{party color\|United Labour Front}} " \| \|ULF \|{{Cite web \|title=Ramesh Lutchmedial – Parliament \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/ramesh-lutchmedial/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240809032819/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/ramesh-lutchmedial/ \|archive-date=2024-08-09 \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|website=www.ttparliament.org \|language=en-US}}
1981 \| rowspan="2" \|Winston Dookeran \| style="background:{{party color\|United Labour Front}} " \| \|ULF \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web \|title=Winston Dookeran – Parliament \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/winston-dookeran/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250216211125/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/winston-dookeran/ \|archive-date=2025-02-16 \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|website=www.ttparliament.org \|language=en-US}}
1986 ! style="background-color: {{party color\|National Alliance for Reconstruction}}" \| \|NAR
1991 \|Hulsie Bhaggan \| style="background:{{party color\|United National Congress}} " \| \|UNC \|{{Cite web \|title=Hulsie Bhaggan – Parliament \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/hulsie-bhaggan/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241111181134/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/hulsie-bhaggan/ \|archive-date=2024-11-11 \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|website=www.ttparliament.org \|language=en-US}}
1995 \| rowspan="4" \|Manohar Ramsaran \| style="background:{{party color\|United National Congress}} " \| \|UNC \| rowspan="4" \|{{Cite web \|title=Mr. Manohar Ramsaran \|url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/manohar-ramsaran/ \|website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
2000 \| style="background:{{party color\|United National Congress}} " \| \|UNC
2001 \| style="background:{{party color\|United National Congress}} " \| \|UNC
2002 \| style="background:{{party color\|United National Congress}} " \| \|UNC
colspan="5" \|Constituency divided into Chaguanas East and Chaguanas West

class="wikitable sortable" style="valign:top"

! colspan="5" |Constituency created

Election

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

!Notes

1961

|Tajmool Hosein

! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}}" |

|DLP

|{{Cite web |title=Mr. Tajmool Hosein |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/tajmool-hosein/ |website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}

1966

|Rudranath Capildeo

! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)}}" |

|DLP

|{{Cite web |title=Mr. Dr. Rudranath Capildeo |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/rudranath-capildeo/ |website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}

1971

|Balraj Deosarran

| style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}} " |

|PNM

|{{Cite web |title=Balraj Deosarran – Parliament |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/balraj-deosarran/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241114180912/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/balraj-deosarran/ |archive-date=2024-11-14 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.ttparliament.org |language=en-US}}

1976

|Ramesh Lutchmedial

| style="background:{{party color|United Labour Front}} " |

|ULF

|{{Cite web |title=Ramesh Lutchmedial – Parliament |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/ramesh-lutchmedial/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240809032819/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/ramesh-lutchmedial/ |archive-date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.ttparliament.org |language=en-US}}

1981

| rowspan="2" |Winston Dookeran

| style="background:{{party color|United Labour Front}} " |

|ULF

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Winston Dookeran – Parliament |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/winston-dookeran/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250216211125/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/winston-dookeran/ |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.ttparliament.org |language=en-US}}

1986

! style="background-color: {{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}}" |

|NAR

1991

|Hulsie Bhaggan