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The Tobago People’s Party (TPP), led by Farley Augustine, secured a clean sweep in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections on January 12, winning all 15 seats and decisively defeating the People’s National Movement (PNM).
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The TPP declared victory shortly after 9 p.m., improving on its 14-1 seat tally from 2021, when the PNM’s Kelvon Morris narrowly won the Darrel Spring/Whim seat by just three votes. By 10 p.m., it was clear that Morris had lost his seat, confirming the TPP’s complete takeover.
The PNM spent the evening waiting to see if recounts or close results might change the outcome. At around 10 p.m., PNM Tobago leader Ancil Dennis announced he would step down, stating, “I support the transition to new leadership.” He added that the party would pursue recounts in several constituencies, including Darrel Spring/Whim, where Morris lost by 17 votes.
The TPP’s sweeping victory builds on its recent electoral success. In the 2021 THA elections, the predecessor PDP—whose members now make up the TPP—won 58% of the vote (16,932 votes), ahead of the PNM’s 41% (11,942 votes). In the 2025 general election, the TPP, positioning itself as the sole Tobago-focused party, captured two parliamentary seats with 55% of the votes cast (13,857 votes to the PNM’s 11,000).
Analysts had been cautious in predicting a clean sweep, though Augustine had signaled confidence in his party’s prospects. Augustine remains a popular figure in Tobago and has pledged that the TPP will use its four-year mandate to focus on building the island and delivering on its development agenda.
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