Ariel Saunders: Young servant of the people
Sunday 14 February 2021
Ariel Saunders, activist on the St Mary's Village Council, continues his work in the Moruga community. PHOTOS BY MARVIN HAMILTON -
When voters in the electoral district of Hindustan/St Mary’s went to the polls to select a new councillor in the January 25 local government by-election, they had the option of voting for 24-year-old Ariel Saunders.
Saunders ran as an independent candidate and although he wasn’t elected to serve, when the results came in on election night his performance was noteworthy.
Of the 2,945 votes cast, Saunders received 669.
He said the results showed people are dissatisfied with TT’s main political parties and there is a fighting chance for independent candidates who are often considered outliers in the political process.