House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)
House of Representatives | |
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Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker |
Mr. Esmond Forde |
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Seats | 41 |
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Political groups | |
Meeting place | |
The Waterfront, Hyatt, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad | |
Website | |
http://www.ttparliament.org/ |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Trinidad and Tobago |
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The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre in Port of Spain as the traditional seat, the Red House is undergoing restoration. 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.
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).
Latest election
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
The current members of Parliament are listed below based on the results of the 2015 General elections:
No. | Constituency | Elected member (Political party) |
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1 | Arima | Anthony Garcia (PNM) |
2 | Arouca/Maloney | Camille Robinson-Regis (PNM) - Leader of the House |
3 | Barataria/San Juan | Dr. Fuad Khan (PP/UNC) |
4 | Caroni Central | Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie (PP/UNC) |
5 | Caroni East | Dr. Tim Gopeesingh (PP/UNC) |
6 | Chaguanas East | Fazal Karim (PP/UNC) |
7 | Chaguanas West | Ganga Singh (PP/UNC) |
8 | Couva North | Ramona Ramdial (PP/UNC) |
9 | Couva South | Rudranath Indarsingh (PP/UNC) |
10 | Cumuto/Manzanilla | Christine Newallo-Hosein (PP/UNC) |
11 | D'Abadie/O'Meara | Ancil Antoine (PNM) |
12 | Diego Martin Central | Darryl Smith (PNM) |
13 | Diego Martin North/East | Colm Imbert (PNM) |
14 | Diego Martin West | Dr. Keith Rowley (PNM) - Prime Minister |
15 | Fyzabad | Dr. Lackram Bodoe (PP/UNC) |
16 | La Brea | Nicole Olivierre (PNM) |
17 | La Horquetta/Talparo | Maxie Cuffie (PNM) |
18 | Laventille East/Morvant | Adrian Leonce (PNM) |
19 | Laventille West | Fitzgerald Hinds (PNM) |
20 | Lopinot/Bon Air West | Cherrie Ann Crichlow-Cockburn (PNM) |
21 | Mayaro | Rushton Paray (PP/UNC) |
22 | Naparima | Rodney Charles (PP/UNC) |
23 | Oropouche East | Dr. Roodal Moonilal (PP/UNC) |
24 | Oropouche West | Vidia Gayadeen-Goopeesingh (PP/UNC) |
25 | Point Fortin | Edmund Dillon (PNM) |
26 | Pointe-a-Pierre | David Lee (PP/UNC) - Opposition Chief Whip |
27 | POS North/St. Ann's West | Stuart Young (PNM) |
28 | POS South | Marlene McDonald (PNM) |
29 | Princes Town | Barry Padarath (PP/UNC) |
30 | Moruga/Tableland | Dr. Lovell Francis (PNM) |
31 | San Fernando East | Randall Mitchell (PNM) |
32 | San Fernando West | Faris Al Rawi (PNM) |
33 | Siparia | Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC (PP/UNC) - Leader of the Opposition |
34 | St. Ann's East | Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly (PNM) |
35 | St. Augustine | Prakash Ramadhar (PP/COP) |
36 | St. Joseph | Terrence Deyalsingh (PNM) |
37 | Tabaquite | Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan (PP/UNC) |
38 | Tobago East | Ayanna Webster-Roy (PNM) |
39 | Tobago West | Shamfa Cudjoe (PNM) |
40 | Toco/Sangre Grande | Glenda Jennings-Smith (PNM) |
41 | Tunapuna | Esmond Forde (PNM) - Deputy Speaker of the House |
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Coordinates: 10°39′12″N 61°30′42″W / 10.65333°N 61.51167°W