Editing Tobago (section)

== Government ==
{{Main|Politics of Trinidad and Tobago}}
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Central and local government functions in Tobago are handled by the [[Tobago House of Assembly]]. The current [[Chief Secretary of Tobago]] is Farley Chavez Augustine from the [[Progressive Democratic Patriots]], which controls 14 of the 15 seats in the Assembly, with the [[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement]] led by [[Ancil Dennis]] controlling one seat since the [[December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|date=2009-01-22|url=https://newsday.co.tt/2024/02/29/pnm-tobago-council-leader-wants-integrity-commission-to-investigate-friendship-road-project/|title=Ancil Dennis critiises THA|work=Trinidad and Tobago Live Online|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref>

Tobago is represented by two seats in the [[Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Tobago East]] and [[Tobago West]]. The two seats are controlled by the [[Tobago Council of the People's National Movement]], which won and retained them in the [[2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election|2015]] and [[2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election]].

=== Districts ===
[[File:Tobago parishes.svg|thumb|right|Historical parishes of Tobago]]
Historically, Tobago was divided into seven parishes (Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Patrick and Saint Paul). In 1768 each parish of Tobago nominated representatives to the [[Tobago House of Assembly]]. On 20 October 1889 the British crown implemented a Royal [[Order in Council]] constituting Tobago as a ward of Trinidad, thus terminating local government on Tobago and forming a unified colony government.

In 1945 when the county council system was first introduced, Tobago was administered as a single county of Trinidad.

In 1980 provisions were made for the Tobago House of Assembly to be revived as an entity providing local government in Tobago. Under the revived system, Tobago is made up of 12 local electoral districts with each district electing one Assemblyman to the THA.

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! No.
! [[Electoral district]]s<ref>[http://www.ebctt.com/ourOperations.php Electoral Districts in the Electoral Area of Tobago in relation to Tobago House of Assembly Elections], Elections & Boundaries Commission of T&T</ref>

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| 1
| Bagotelle / Bacolet
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| 2
| Belle Garden / Glamorgan
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| 3
| Bethel / New Grange
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| 4
| Bethesda / Les Coteaux
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| 5
| Bon Accord / Crown Point
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| 6
| Buccoo / Mt. Pleasant
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| 7
| Darryl Spring / Whim
|-
| 8
| Lambeau / Lowlands
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| 9
| Mason Hall / Moriah
|-
| 10
| Mt. St. George / Goodwood
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| 11
| Parlatuvier/L’Anse Fourmi/Speyside
|-
| 12
| Plymouth/Black Rock
|-
| 13
| Roxborough/Argyle
|-
| 14
| Scarborough/Mt. Grace
|-
| 15
| Signal Hill/Patience Hill
|}