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{{Short description|Governing body in Trinidad and Tobago}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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| name              = Tobago House of Assembly
| legislature       = 12th Assembly 
| house_type        = Unicameral
| body              = 
| houses            = 
| logo_pic          = File:Flag of Tobago.png
|logo_caption       = Flag of the Tobago House of Assembly
| coa_pic           = File:THAseal.png
| coa_caption       = Emblem of the Tobago House of Assembly
| leader1_type      = [[List of Presiding Officers of the Tobago House of Assembly|Presiding Officer]]
| leader1           = [[Abby Taylor]]
| party1            = 
| election1         = 9 December 2021
| leader2_type      = [[Chief Secretary of Tobago|Chief Secretary]]
| leader2           = [[Farley Chavez Augustine]]
| party2            = TPP
| election2         = 9 December 2021
| leader3_type      = Minority Leader
| leader3           = Kelvon Morris
| party3            = [[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|PNM]]
| election3         = 9 December 2021
| members           = 15 
| voting_system1    = [[First-past-the-post voting|First-past-the-post]]
| structure1        = Tobago House of Assembly 2023.svg
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 '''Government'''
*{{Color box|#388adc|border=darkgray}} [[Tobago People's Party]] (13)
'''Opposition'''
*{{Color box|{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}}|border=darkgray}} [[Progressive Democratic Patriots]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}}|border=darkgray}} [[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|People's National Movement]] (1)
| last_election1    = [[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|6 December 2021]]
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| meeting_place     = Assembly Legislative Chambers, Jermingham Street, [[Scarborough, Tobago|Scarborough]], [[Tobago]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
| website           = https://www.tha.gov.tt/
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{{Politics of Trinidad and Tobago}}

The '''Tobago House of Assembly''' ('''THA''') is a [[unicameralism|unicameral]] [[autonomous administrative division|devolved]] [[legislature|legislative body]] responsible for the island of [[Tobago]] within the [[unitary state]] of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. The THA was re-established in 1980<ref name="VisitTobago">[http://www.visittobago.gov.tt/load_page.asp?id=41 Tobago Division Of Tourism – About Tobago, Governance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710212503/http://www.visittobago.gov.tt/load_page.asp?id=41 |date=2007-07-10}}</ref> to rectify some of the disparities in the relationship between the two islands; a prior body of the same name existed from 1768 to 1874.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dupont |first=Jerry |title=The common law abroad: constitutional and legal legacy of the British empire |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCX660FA5wMC |access-date=26 July 2010 |year=2001 |publisher=William S. Hein Publishing |isbn=0-8377-3125-9 |pages=295–303 |chapter=Trinidad and Tobago |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCX660FA5wMC&pg=PA295}}</ref>  In addition to the normal local government functions, the THA handles many of the responsibilities of the [[central government]], but has limited ability to collect taxes and to impose local law or zoning regulations. At the helm of the Assembly Legislature is the Presiding Officer with the fifteen elected assemblymen, and four appointed councillors. Three of the councillors are appointed on the advice on the Chief Secretary and one on the advice of the Minority Leader. The Chief Secretary is the leader of the majority party in the assembly and is at the helm of the Executive arm of the THA.<ref name="Tobago-HA">[https://www.tha.gov.tt/about-the-assembly/ About the Assembly (THA)], Tobago House of Assembly</ref>

The current Chief Secretary of Tobago is Farley Chavez Augustine who is the second youngest Chief Secretary in history, in office since December 6, 2021. He was elected as a member of the [[Progressive Democratic Patriots|PDP]] but left the party to first become an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] in 2022, then later setting up his own political party the [[Tobago People's Party]].

==History==
The first [[Tobago House of Assembly elections|THA elections]] were held on [[1980 Tobago House of Assembly election|November 24, 1980]].  The [[Democratic Action Congress]] led by [[A. N. R. Robinson|A.N.R. Robinson]] won eight seats and the [[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|People's National Movement]] (PNM) won four seats (a reversal of the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1977 Local Government Elections|1977 County Council]] elections in which the PNM won seven seats and the DAC 4).  The DAC went on to win the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1984 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|1984 elections]] by a margin of 11–1 over the PNM.  The [[National Alliance for Reconstruction]] (into which the DAC merged in 1986) continued to dominate the THA winning the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1988 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|1988 elections]], and the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1992 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|1992 elections]] by an 11-1 margin over the PNM. It won the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1996 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|1996 elections]] by a margin of 10–2, with the PNM and an independent candidate winning one seat each.

In the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2001 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|2001 elections]] the PNM gained control of the THA, winning 8 seats to the NAR's four.  The PNM consolidated their hold on the THA in the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2005 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|January 2005 elections]] winning 11 seats while the DAC (which reformed after splintering from the NAR in 2004) gained a single seat.

In the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2009 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|2009 elections]] held on January 19, 2009, the PNM won 8 seats while a new party, the [[Tobago Organization of the People]] won 4 seats.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=2009-01-22|url=http://guardian.co.tt/news/politics/2009/01/21/top-gains-ground-unhappy-illegal-advertising|title=TOP gains ground, but unhappy with illegal advertising|publisher=[[Trinidad Guardian|Trinidad and Tobago Guardian]]|access-date=2009-04-10}}</ref>

In the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2013 Tobago House of Assembly Elections|2013 elections]], the TOP was defeated in a landslide by the PNM, losing the 4 seats it held previously, giving the PNM complete control of the THA.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=2013-01-21|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/CLEAN-SWEEP-187829251.html|title=CLEAN SWEEP|publisher=[[Trinidad Express|Trinidad and Tobago Express]]|access-date=2013-01-21}}</ref> However, Chief Secretary Orville London asked [[Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]] [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]] to introduce a bill in the country's parliament that would change the country's constitution to allow the [[President of Trinidad and Tobago|President of the Republic]] to choose two independent councillors at his/her discretion to serve as opposition in the THA in the event of a 12-0 election result.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=2013-01-24|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Orville_wants_2_neutral_voices-188301951.html|title=Orville wants 2 neutral voices|publisher=[[Trinidad Express|Trinidad and Tobago Express]]|access-date=2013-01-24}}</ref>

As of 2021, the THA employed about 60% of Tobago's working population.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-22|title=Chief Secretary: Vaccine mandate a recipe for disaster|url=https://newsday.co.tt/2021/12/22/chief-secretary-vaccine-mandate-a-recipe-for-disaster/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Assembly was expanded to 15 members from the [[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|December 2021 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Back to the THA polls for Tobago – DEC 6 TO BREAK 6-6 TIE |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2021/10/07/back-to-the-tha-polls-for-tobago-dec-6-to-break-6-6-tie/ |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2022, 13 members of the [[Progressive Democratic Patriots|PDP]] left the party to govern as independents in 2022, and in 2023 set up the [[Tobago People's Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-12-05|title=Mass resignation from PDP of Farley and team: Tobago now run by Independents|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/mass-resignation-from-pdp-of-farley-and-team-tobago-now-run-by-independents/article_e2db97c4-74a9-11ed-b8b5-4ffef76f1633.html|website=[[Trinidad Express Newspapers|Trinidad Express]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="TTGuardianAugustine">{{Cite news|date=14 August 2023|title=Augustine launches new Tobago party, calls for general election|work=[[Trinidad and Tobago Guardian]]|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/augustine-launches-new-tobago-party-calls-for-general-election-6.2.1775779.eebf2fa69e|access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref> 

==Current Assembly Members==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible";"
! colspan="2" |Incumbent
!Party
!Electoral District
|-
|-
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Natisha Charles Pantin
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Bagatelle/Bacolet
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Progressive Democratic Patriots}}  " |&nbsp;
|Watson Duke
|[[Progressive Democratic Patriots|PDP]]
|Roxborough/Argyle
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Terance Baynes
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Bethel/New Grange
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}}  " |&nbsp;
|Kelvon Morris
|[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|PNM]]
|Darrell Spring/Whim
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Sonny Grieg
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Buccoo/Mount Pleasant
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|[[Joel Sampson]]
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Bon Accord/Crown Point
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|[[Faith B. Yisrael]]
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Belle Garden/Glamorgan
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|[[Nigel Taitt]]
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Signal Hill/Patience Hill
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|[[Farley Chavez Augustine]]
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Parlatuvier/L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|[[Zorisha Hackett]]
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Bethesda/Les Coteaux
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Ian Pollard
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
| Mason Hall/Moriah
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Trevor James
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Scarborough/Mt Grace
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
|Megan Morrison
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
| Mt St George/Goodwood
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
| Wane Clarke
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
|Lambeau/Lowlands
|-
| style="background:{{party colour|Tobago People's Party}}  " |&nbsp;
| Niall George
|[[Tobago People's Party|TPP]]
| Plymouth/Black Rock 
|}

== Party Divisions by Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}};" |[[Progressive Democratic Patriots|{{black|PDP]]}}
|
!Total seats
|-
|12th
|[[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 6 December 2021]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1
| {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |'''14'''
|
|15
|-
|11th
|[[January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 25 January 2021]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |6
| {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |6
|
|12
|-
|10th
|[[2017 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 23 January 2017]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''10'''
| {{Party shading/Progressive Democratic Patriots}} |2
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
|
|
!Total seats
|-
|9th
|[[2013 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 21 January 2013]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''12'''
|
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Organisation of the People}};" |[[Tobago Organisation of the People|{{black|TOP}}]]
|
!Total seats
|-
|8th
|[[2009 Tobago House of Assembly election|Monday, 19 January 2009]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''8'''
| {{Party shading/Tobago Organisation of the People}} |4
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]]&nbsp;
|
!Total seats
|-
|7th
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2005|Monday, 17 January 2005]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''11'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |1
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
| style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|'''{{white|PNM}}''']]
! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]]&nbsp;
|
!Total seats
|-
|6th
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2000|Monday, 29 January 2001]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |'''8'''
| {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |4
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{white|NAR}}]]&nbsp;
!Independent
!Total seats
|-
|5th
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1996|Monday, 9 December 1996]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1
| {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''10'''
|1
|12
|-
|4th
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1992|Monday, 7 December 1992]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1
| {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''11'''
|
|12
|-
|3rd
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1988|Tuesday, 29 November 1988]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1
| {{Party shading/National Alliance for Reconstruction}} |'''11'''
|
|12
|-
!Session
!Election
! style="background:{{party color|Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]]&nbsp;
|
!Total seats
|-
|2nd
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1984|Monday, 26 November 1984]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |1
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |'''11'''
|
|12
|-
|1st
|[[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1980|Monday, 24 November 1980]]
| {{Party shading/Tobago Council of the People's National Movement}} |4
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Congress}} |'''8'''
|
|12
|}
{| class="toccolours" id="summary-results-house-representatives" style="margin:0 auto; clear:both;" border="0"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chairman
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1980|1st]]
!1980
|[[A. N. R. Robinson]]<br />{{small|(1926-2014)}}
|[[File:A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg|alt=|98x98px]]
|'''DAC''' wins control of the House of Assembly under [[A. N. R. Robinson]], forming the first Tobagonian government.
| style="text-align:center;"  bgcolor="FFAFAF" |4
| style="text-align:center;"  bgcolor="e788ff" |'''8'''
| style="text-align:center;" |&nbsp;
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|- style="background:#eee;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chairman
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1984|2nd]]
!1984
|[[A. N. R. Robinson]]<br />{{small|(1926-2014)}}
|[[File:A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg|alt=|98x98px]]
|'''DAC''' forms another government under [[A. N. R. Robinson]].
The DAC merges with other political parties to form the '''NAR.'''
| style="text-align:center;"  bgcolor="FFAFAF" |1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="e788ff" |'''11'''
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chairman
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{black|NAR}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1988|3rd]]
!1988
|Jefferson Davidson<br />{{small|(c. 1938-2023)}}
|[[File:Male_portrait_placeholder_cropped.jpg|120x120px]]
|'''NAR''' forms another government under Jefferson Davidson.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFCCCC"|'''11'''
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|- style="background:#eee;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chairman
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{black|NAR}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1992|4th]]
!1992
|Lennox Denoon<br />{{small|(1930–2007)}}
|[[File:Male_portrait_placeholder_cropped.jpg|120x120px]]
|'''NAR''' forms another government under Lennox Denoon.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFCCCC"|'''11'''
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chairman
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{black|NAR}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#1996|5th]]
!1996
|Hochoy Charles<br />{{small|(1946–2023)}}
|[[File:Male_portrait_placeholder_cropped.jpg|120x120px]]
|'''NAR''' forms another government under Hochoy Charles.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFCCCC"|'''10'''
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#eee;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|National Alliance for Reconstruction}};" |[[National Alliance for Reconstruction|{{black|NAR}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2001|6th]]
!2001
|Orville London<br />{{small|(1945– )}}
|[[File:Orville London (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
|'''PNM''' forms its first government under Orville London.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |'''8'''
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFCCCC"|4
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Democratic Action Congress}};" |[[Democratic Action Congress|{{white|DAC}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[Tobago House of Assembly elections#2005|7th]]
!2005
|Orville London<br />{{small|(1945– )}}
|[[File:Orville London (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
|'''PNM''' forms another government under Orville London.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |'''11'''
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="e788ff" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#eee;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Tobago Organisation of the People}};" |[[Tobago Organisation of the People|{{black|TOP}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[2009 Tobago House of Assembly election|8th]]
!2009
|Orville London<br />{{small|(1945– )}}
|[[File:Orville London (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
|'''PNM''' forms another government under Orville London.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |'''8'''
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="ffff99" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Tobago Organisation of the People}};" |[[Tobago Organisation of the People|{{black|TOP}}]]
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[2013 Tobago House of Assembly election|9th]]
!2013
|Orville London<br />{{small|(1945– )}}

|[[File:Orville London (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
|'''PNM''' forms another government under Orville London.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |'''12'''
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="ffff99"| 0
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#eee;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}};" |{{abbr|{{black|PDP}}|Progressive Democratic Patriots}}
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[2017 Tobago House of Assembly election|10th]]
!2017
|Kelvin Charles<br />{{small|(1957– )}}<br />Ancil Dennis<br />{{small|(1987– )}}
|[[File:Kelvin Charles (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
[[File:Ancil Dennis 2021 (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]
| '''PNM''' forms another government under Kelvin Charles.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF" |'''10'''
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="90ee90" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}};" |{{abbr|{{black|PDP}}|Progressive Democratic Patriots}}
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|11th]]
!2021 (January)
|Ancil Dennis<br />{{small|(1987– )}}
|[[File:Ancil Dennis 2021 (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]

|First deadlock in the history of the assembly. '''PNM''' forms a [[caretaker government]] under Ancil Dennis.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF"|6
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="90ee90"|6
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |12<br />
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! colspan="2" |Election<br />Year
! colspan="2" |Chief Secretary
!Summary
!style="background:{{party color|People's National Movement}};" |[[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement|{{white|PNM}}]]
!style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democratic Patriots}};" |{{abbr|{{black|PDP}}|Progressive Democratic Patriots}}
![[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!Total<br />seats
|-
![[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election|12th]]
!2021 (December)
|Farley Chavez Augustine<br />{{small|(1985– )}}
|[[File:Farley Augustine 2017 (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]

|'''PDP''' forms its first government under Farley Chavez Augustine.
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="FFAFAF"|1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="90ee90"|'''14'''
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |15<br />
|}{{Clear}}

== See also ==

*[[Chief Secretary of Tobago]]
*[[List of Presiding Officers of the Tobago House of Assembly]]
*[[Local government in Trinidad and Tobago]]
*[[Politics of Trinidad and Tobago]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.tha.gov.tt/ }}

{{Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago}}
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