title: Diego Martin West (parliamentary constituency)
text: # Diego Martin West (parliamentary constituency)
  
  Diego Martin West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 1991 general election by Keith Rowley of the People's National Movement (PNM).
  
  ## Constituency profile
  
  The constituency was created prior to the 1966 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East and Diego Martin Central, as well as the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Paria. The main towns are Carenage, Westmoorings, Chaguaramas, and it contains the islands of Gaspar Grande, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare. It had an electorate of 29,349 as of 2015.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago:
  
  | Election | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1966 | 7 November 1966 – 24 May 1971 | John O'Halloran | PNM |
  | 1971 | 24 May 1971 – 13 September 1976 | Cyril Launcelot Brown | PNM |
  | 1976 | 13 September 1976 – 9 November 1981 | Hugh Francis | PNM |
  | 1986 | 15 December 1986 – 16 December 1991 | Margaret Hector | NAR |
  | 1991 | 16 December 1991 – Present | Keith Rowley | PNM |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  General election 2020: Diego Martin West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PNM | Keith Rowley | 10,791 | 77.58 |
  | | UNC | Marsha Loraine Walker | 2,569 | 18.47 |
  | | MND | Roger Dexter Nicholls | 456 | 3.28 |
  | | THC | Zafir David | 93 | 0.67 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,222 | 59.11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,909 | 46.54 |
  | | PNM hold | PNM hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  General election 2015: Diego Martin West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PNM | Keith Rowley | 12,855 | 76.03 |
  | | COP | Avonelle Arlette Hector | 3,411 | 20.18 |
  | | Independent | Phillip Edward Alexander | 246 | 1.46 |
  | | NNV | Fuad Abu Bakr | 194 | 1.15 |
  | | ILP | Taja Appolonia Carrington | 118 | 0.7 |
  | | THC | Zafir David | 83 | 0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,444 | 55.86 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,907 | 57.61 |
  | | PNM hold | PNM hold | Swing | |
  
  General election 2010: Diego Martin West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PNM | Keith Rowley | 9,042 | 52.42 |
  | | COP | Rocky Neil Garcia | 7,996 | 46.36 |
  | | NNV | Saaleha Zawadi Abu Bakr | 149 | 0.86 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,046 | 6.06 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,248 | 60.8 |
  | | PNM hold | PNM hold | Swing | |
  