House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)
The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. . The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies. The Parliament is elected with a five-year term, but may be dissolved earlier by the President if so advised by the Prime Minister.
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| 12th Republican Parliament | |
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| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | Esmond Forde, PNM |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 21 or (20 plus the Speaker of the House of Representatives) for a majority |
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Political groups | Government |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 10 August 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
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| The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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After an election, the person commanding the support of the most members of the House is appointed Prime Minister and asked to form a government.
Five constituencies were added in the 2007 election; there were only 36 constituencies prior to 2007. There are now 41 constituencies.
The Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House, who can either be one of the elected 41 members, or come from outside. This has implications for the calculation of special majority votes (42 members instead of 41).
Election 2015
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| People's National Movement | 378,447 | 51.68% | 23 |
| People's Partnership Coalition | 341,597 | 46.64% | 18 |
| Independent Liberal Party | 5,123 | 0.70% | 0 |
| Others | 7,173 | 0.98% | 0 |
| Total valid votes | 732,340 | 100.00 | 41 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,452 | – | – |
| Total (turnout 66.84%) | 734,792 | 100 | |
| Source: EBC | |||
Current members of Parliament
Speaker of the House of Representatives
| Office | Name | Since |
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives |  The Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George |
9 September 2015 |
The current members of Parliament are listed below based on the results of the 2020 General elections:
| No. | Constituency | Elected member (Political party) |
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| 1 | Arima | Penelope Beckles (PNM) |
| 2 | Arouca/Maloney | Camille Robinson-Regis (PNM) - Leader of the House |
| 3 | Barataria/San Juan | Saddam Hosein (UNC) |
| 4 | Caroni Central | Arnold Ram (UNC) |
| 5 | Caroni East | Rishad Seecheran (UNC) |
| 6 | Chaguanas East | Vandana Mohit (UNC) |
| 7 | Chaguanas West | Dinesh Rambally (UNC) |
| 8 | Couva North | Ravi Ratiram (UNC) |
| 9 | Couva South | Rudranath Indarsingh (UNC) |
| 10 | Cumuto/Manzanilla | Rai Ragbir (UNC) |
| 11 | D'Abadie/O'Meara | Lisa Morris-Julien (PNM) |
| 12 | Diego Martin Central | Symon De Nobrega (PNM) |
| 13 | Diego Martin North/East | Colm Imbert (PNM) |
| 14 | Diego Martin West | Keith Rowley (PNM) - Prime Minister |
| 15 | Fyzabad | Lackram Bodoe (UNC) |
| 16 | La Brea | Stephen McClutchie (PNM) |
| 17 | La Horquetta/Talparo | Foster Cummings (PNM) |
| 18 | Laventille East/Morvant | Adrian Leonce (PNM) |
| 19 | Laventille West | Fitzgerald Hinds (PNM) |
| 20 | Lopinot/Bon Air West | Marvin Gonzales (PNM) |
| 21 | Mayaro | Rushton Paray (UNC) |
| 22 | Naparima | Rodney Charles (UNC) |
| 23 | Oropouche East | Roodal Moonilal (UNC) |
| 24 | Oropouche West | Davendranath Tancoo (UNC) |
| 25 | Point Fortin | Kennedy Richards (PNM) |
| 26 | Pointe-à-Pierre | David Lee (UNC) - Opposition Chief Whip |
| 27 | Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West | Stuart Young (PNM) |
| 28 | Port of Spain South | Keith Scotland (PNM) |
| 29 | Princes Town | Barry Padarath (UNC) |
| 30 | Moruga/Tableland | Michelle Benjamin (UNC) |
| 31 | San Fernando East | Brian Manning (PNM) |
| 32 | San Fernando West | Faris Al Rawi (PNM) |
| 33 | Siparia | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNC) - Leader of the Opposition |
| 34 | St. Ann's East | Nyan Gadsby-Dolly (PNM) |
| 35 | St. Augustine | Khadijah Ameen (UNC) |
| 36 | St. Joseph | Terrence Deyalsingh (PNM) |
| 37 | Tabaquite | Anita Haynes (UNC) |
| 38 | Tobago East | Ayanna Webster-Roy (PNM) |
| 39 | Tobago West | Shamfa Cudjoe (PNM) |
| 40 | Toco/Sangre Grande | Roger Monroe (PNM) |
| 41 | Tunapuna | Esmond Forde (PNM) - Deputy Speaker of the House |
Notes and references
- Annisette-George was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives under the nomination of the PNM. However, the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives is officially one without political affiliation.[1]
- "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.