Coudray beats Khan for UNC post

San Fernando mayor Marlene Coudray is now one of the United National Congress’s (UNC) deputy political leaders. Yesterday, UNC elections committee chairman, Khemchan Ramdath, in a release, declared Coudray the winner ahead of Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan. The former Congress of the People (COP) member defeated Khan by 2,307 votes. She received 7,635 votes in Saturday’s UNC internal elections.

Chaguanas West MP and Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Austin Warner was re-elected with an avalanche of 12,000 votes ahead of his closest rival, Ashvani Mahabir, who could only muster 656 votes. Mooniram Heru, the third candidate who challenged Warner received a paltry, 201 votes.

However, the elections belonged to Housing and Environment Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and his Nationalists slate as they won almost all the National Executive positions. Warner was the only other candidate, outside of the Nationalists slate, to win his post. He received 12,656 votes from Saturday’s elections, as he topped all the candidates attaining the highest number of ballots.

Although the internal elections saw the re-emergence of former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday in the political limelight as he backed the Generation Next slate, its candidates failed to capture a post.

The following is the declaration by chairman of the Internal Election Committee of the United National Congress of the results of the elections held on Saturday March 24th, 2012 for positions on the National Executive.

UNC Internal Election results

Deputy political leader
Coudray, Marlene    7,635 votes
Khan, Fuad     5,328 votes
Lochan, Shavitta     387 votes
Mohammed, Afifah      408 votes
Mohammed, James     342 votes
Mohammed-Ali, Elizabeth    462 votes
Moonilal, Roodal    11,061 votes
Navas, Natasha M     390 votes
Rajkoomar, Dougnath    111 votes
Rambachan, Surujrattan    8,117votes
Ramjitsingh, Sunil    755votes
Volney, Herbert    3,593 votes
Roodal Moonilal, Surujrattan Rambachan and Marlene Coudray—winners

Chairman
Heru, Mooniram    201 votes
Mahabir, Ashvani    656 votes
Warner, Jack A    12,656 votes
Jack A Warner—winner

Deputy chairman
Ameen, Khadijah     8,311 votes
Carew, Denise    453 votes
Oudit, Lyndira    3,654 votes
Ramdeo-Dabiedeen, Kavita    644 votes
Khadijah Ameen—winner

Policy and strategy officer
Jaggasar, Amarnath    1,141 votes
Partap, Collin J    10,562 votes
Ramanand, Ramish    429 votes
Ramdenny, Ravi    603 votes
Collin J. Partap—winner

Education officer
Benjamin, Errol    266 votes
Boodram, Glenda    872 votes
Phillips, Daphne    9,957 votes
Roopnarine, Nalini     1,263 votes
Soogrim, Bob    363 votes
Daphne Phillips—winner

Research officer
Mahabir, Nigel     1,037 votes
Maharaj, Krishna     1,296 votes
Ram, Arnold    9,604 votes
Arnold Ram—winner
 

Election officer
Chinchamee, Reynold    214 votes
Dassrath, Romeo Suresh 613 votes
Henry, Raul     695 votes
Ramdial, Ramona    11,003 votes
Ramona Ramdial—winner

Treasurer
Archie, William    9,189 votes
Sooklal, Neela    2,190 votes
William Archie—winner

Party organiser
Ali, Sookram    820 votes
Kamal, Indar    358 votes
Karapan, Ramesh    188 votes
Moonian, Hayman    481 votes
Sharma, Chandresh LD    10,722 votes
Chandresh Sharma—winner

International relations officer
Gebodh, Nadia     630 votes
Mohammed, Shane     10,350 votes
Rampersad, Venetta     1,146 votes
Shane Mohammed—winner

Regional representative (Tobago)
Dalipsingh, Sean     874 votes
Singh, Manohar     1,276 votes
Thomas, Junior Barrington    9,900 votes
Junior Barrington Thomas—winner

Regional representative (East)
Bhagan, Stephan     765 votes
Madeira, Peter     730 votes
Nandee, Vernon     976 votes
Richards, Yvette      9,596 votes
Yvette Richards—winner
 

Regional Representative (North)
Herry, Patricia    417 votes
 Ramdeen, Geewan     1,193 votes
Simmons, Gary G.     647 votes
Sylvester, Don    9,725 votes
Worrell, Gail    286 votes
Don Sylvester—winner

Regional Representative (Central)
Gosine, Rajendra D    640 votes
Ramadharsingh, Glenn    11,040 votes
Sooknanan, Krishendath    692 votes
Glenn Ramadharsingh—winner
 

Regional Representative (South)
Boodram, Shanty    10,485 votes
Paulsingh, Kenneth    984 votes
Ramsaroop, Andrew    834 votes
Shanty Boodram—winner