Nicholas Morris (politician)
Nicholas Morris | |
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Member of Parliament for Mayaro | |
Assumed office 28 April 2025 | |
Preceded by | Rushton Paray |
Personal details | |
Other political affiliations | UNC |
Wilfred Nicholas Christiane Morris is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). He was elected to represent Mayaro in the House of Representatives in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[1]
Career
[edit]Morris is a former Commonwealth Youth Ambassador and Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarian.[2]
Morris was the Youth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.[3] He served as chairman of the UNC National Youth Arm from 2011 to 2015.[4]
After his election in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, Morris was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His father was killed in a traffic accident in 2014.[6]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UNC | Nicholas Morris | 11,241 | 70.1% | ![]() | |
PNM | Beatrice Bridglal | 4,381 | 27.3% | ![]() | |
PF | Brittney Williams | 347 | 2.2% | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,860 | 42.8% | |||
Turnout | 16,030 | 54.62% | |||
Registered electors | 29,346 | ||||
UNC hold | Swing | % |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr. Wilfred Nicholas Morris". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ^ "WILFRED NICHOLAS MORRIS – UNC". www.unctt.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Nicholas Morris – Daily Globe". Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Kamla's Stars launch tonight". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "New Cabinet sworn In: Full list of appointments". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "UNC mourns dad of youth activist". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine