Legal Notice No. 314, Vol. 58, No. 140, 12Th October, 2019

Legal Notice No. 314, Vol. 58, No. 140, 12Th October, 2019

Legal Supplement Part B–Vol. 58, No. 140–12th October, 2019 745 LEGAL NOTICE NO. 314 REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY) ACT, CHAP. 25:50 ORDER MADE BY THE PRESIDENT UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY) ACT THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY) ORDER, 2019 WHEREAS under section 71 of the Constitution of the Republic of Chap. 1:01 Trinidad and Tobago there is established an Elections and Boundaries Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”): And whereas under subsection (1) of section 4 of the Elections and Chap. 25:50 Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Act, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), the Commission is charged inter alia with responsibility for defining and reviewing the boundaries of the electoral districts into which an electoral area is, or is to be divided: And whereas in accordance with paragraph (a) of the said subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act, the Commission, on the 12th day of June, 2017, submitted to the Minister a report in which it recommends that for the purposes of Local Government Elections, the boundaries of the electoral districts into which the electoral areas mentioned in the First Schedule to the Act are divided, should be as defined in the Schedule to this Order: And whereas in accordance with paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act, the Commission, on the 12th day of June, 2017, submitted to the Minister a report in which it recommends that for the purposes of Local Government Elections, no alteration is required to the existing number of electoral districts for Municipal Corporations as these are fixed by law and cannot be varied except that the boundaries of the electoral districts have been changed as follows: 746 Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 (a) the creation of an additional electoral district in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of San Juan/Laventille, by virtue of Rule 2(1) of the Second Schedule of the Act aforesaid; and, this new electoral district be called EL SOCORRO/ARANGUEZ NORTH; (b) the creation of an additional electoral district in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of Penal/Debe, by virtue of Rule 2(1) of the Second Schedule of the Act aforesaid; and, this new electoral district be called LA FORTUNE/DEBE NORTH; (c) changes in the boundaries of– (i) three (3) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Municipal Corporation of SAN FERNANDO; (ii) two (2) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Municipal Corporation of CHAGUANAS; (iii) two (2) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of COUVA/TABAQUITE/ TALPARO; (iv) eight (8) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of PENAL/DEBE; (v) three (3) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of SANGRE GRANDE; (vi) nine (9) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of SAN JUAN/LAVENTILLE; and (vii) two (2) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of SIPARIA. (d) changes in the names of– (i) two (2) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Municipal Corporation of CHAGUANAS; (ii) two (2) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of PENAL/DEBE; and (iii) three (3) electoral districts in the electoral area of the Regional Corporation of SANGRE GRANDE as shown in Table 2 of the report; (e) that the one hundred and thirty-nine (139) electoral districts in the five (5) Municipal Corporations and the nine (9) Regional Corporations in Trinidad should carry the names shown in Appendix B and H of the report; Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and 747 Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 (f) that the one hundred and thirty-nine (139) electoral districts referred to at paragraph (e) above be defined as provided in Appendices C to Q of the report; (g) the distribution of polling divisions by electoral districts as shown in Appendices C to Q of the report; and (h) that the electoral districts in the fourteen (14) electoral areas of the Municipal and Regional Corporations in Trinidad be delineated as shown in the electoral maps at the end of the report: And whereas a draft of this Order giving effect to the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission was laid before the House of Representatives for its approval by the Minister on the 5th day of April, 2019, and was approved by resolution of the House of Representatives on the 12th day of October, 2019: Now, therefore, I, PAULA-MAE WEEKES, O.R.T.T., President, do hereby order as follows: Citation 1. This Order may be cited as the Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019. Boundaries 2. The boundaries of the electoral districts comprising the electoral areas mentioned in the First Schedule First Schedule to the Act are defined in the Schedule to this Order. 748 Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 SCHEDULE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NINTH REPORT OF THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT, CHAPTER 25:04 AND THE ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY) ACT, CHAPTER 25:50 FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS Dated: 12TH JUNE, 2017. Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and 749 Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 750 Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Folio 750—756 Index 757—761 Alphabetical Index of Electoral Districts 763—777 The Text 779 APPENDIX A–The names of the Municipal Corporations Electoral Areas and the Regional Municipalities Electoral Areas in Trinidad with the number of electoral districts and the electorate in each electoral area. 780 APPENDIX B–Table showing the Electoral Areas in which the number of electoral districts is fixed by law, the recommended names of such electoral districts and the number of electors for each. 782 BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF PORT-OF-SPAIN 783 APPENDIX C–Names of electoral districts recommended 786 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTORAL AREA OF PORT-OF-SPAIN–APPENDIX C–(1) 787 Electoral District of Belmont East 787 Electoral District of Belmont North and West 788 Electoral District of Belmont South 789 Electoral District of East Dry River 790 Electoral District of Northern Port-of-Spain 791 Electoral District of Southern Port-of-Spain 792 Electoral District of St. Ann’s River Central 793 Electoral District of St. Ann’s River North 794 Electoral District of St. Ann’s River South 795 Electoral District of St. James East 795 Electoral District of St. James West ` 797 Electoral District of Woodbrook 798 BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO 798 APPENDIX D–Names of electoral districts recommended 802 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTORAL AREA OF SAN FERNANDO–APPENDIX D–(1) 802 Electoral District of Cocoyea/Tarouba 803 Electoral District of Les Efforts East/Cipero 804 Electoral District of Les Efforts West/La Romaine Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and 751 Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS–CONTINUED Folio 805 Electoral District of Marabella East 806 Electoral District of Marabella South/Vistabella 807 Electoral District of Marabella West 807 Electoral District of Mon Repos/Navet 808 Electoral District of Pleasantville 809 Electoral District of Springvale/Paradise 810 BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGH OF ARIMA 811 APPENDIX E–Names of electoral districts recommended 813 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTORAL AREA OF ARIMA– APPENDIX E–(1) 814 Electoral District of Arima Central 814 Electoral District of Arima Northeast 815 Electoral District of Arima West/O’Meara 816 Electoral District of Calvary 817 Electoral District of Malabar North 818 Electoral District of Malabar South 818 Electoral District of Tumpuna 819 BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGH OF POINT FORTIN 820 APPENDIX F–Names of electoral districts recommended 821 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTORAL AREA OF POINT FORTIN– APPENDIX F–(1) 821 Electoral District of Cap-de-Ville/Fanny Village 822 Electoral District of Egypt 823 Electoral District of Hollywood 824 Electoral District of Newlands/Mahaica 825 Electoral District of New Village 826 Electoral District of Techier/Guapo 827 BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAGUANAS 828 APPENDIX G–Names of electoral districts recommended 830 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTORAL AREA OF CHAGUANAS– APPENDIX G–(1) 831 Electoral District of Charlieville 832 Electoral District of Cunupia 833 Electoral District of Edinburgh/Longdenville South 833 Electoral District of Enterprise North/Esmeralda 752 Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Order, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS–CONTINUED Folio 834 Electoral District of Enterprise South/Longdenville North 835 Electoral District of Felicity/Endeavour 836 Electoral District of Montrose 837 Electoral District of Munroe Road/Caroni Savannah 838 APPENDIX H–REGIONAL CORPORATIONS Names of electoral districts recommended and the number of electors proposed for each of them 842 BOUNDARIES OF THE REGION OF COUVA/TABAQUITE/TALPARO 844 APPENDIX I–Names of electoral districts recommended

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