Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the elected House of Representatives, which has 41 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society.

Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
11th Republican Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Christine Kangaloo, PNM since 23 September 2015
Vice President of the Senate	Nigel DeFreitas, PNM since 23 September 2015
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Bridgid Annisette-George, PNM since 23 September 2015
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	Esmond Forde, PNM since 23 September 2015
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate	Wade Mark, UNC since 23 September 2015
Leader of the Opposition	Kamla Persad-Bissessar, UNC since 21 September 2015
Structure
Seats	31 Senators 41 Members of Parliament (MPs)
Senate political groups	Government      People's National Movement (16) Opposition      United National Congress (6)      Independent (9)
House of Representatives political groups	Government      People's National Movement (23) Official Opposition      United National Congress (17)      Congress of the People (1)
Elections
Senate voting system	Appointment by the president on advice of the prime minister (16), at her discretion (9) and opposition leader (6)
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post
House of Representatives last election	7 September 2015
House of Representatives next election	September 2020
Meeting place
The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Website
www.ttparliament.org
Constitution
Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

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