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House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)

Coordinates: 10°39′12″N 61°30′42″W / 10.65333°N 61.51167°W / 10.65333; -61.51167
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House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
12th Republican Parliament
        Flag         Coat of Arms
Type
Type
Leadership
Bridgid Annisette-George[a]
since 23 September 2015
Deputy Speaker
Esmond Forde, PNM
since 23 September 2015
Stuart Young, PNM
since 17 March 2025
Leader of Government Business
Camille Robinson-Regis, PNM
since 23 September 2015
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, UNC
since 23 September 2015
Opposition Chief Whip
David A. Lee, UNC
since 23 September 2015
Structure
Seats41
21 or (20 plus the Speaker of the House of Representatives) for a majority
Political groups
Government (26)
  •   UNC (26)

Opposition (15)

Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
28 April 2025
Meeting place
The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Website
www.ttparliament.org
Constitution
Constitution of 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.

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).

As of 20 April 2021, there are only 12 female members (28.6%),[2] and three members born in Tobago (7.3%).

2025 Election

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PartySeats+/–
United National Congress25+6
People's National Movement14–8
Tobago People's Party2New
Patriotic Front0New
Congress of the People00
National Transformation Alliance0New
Progressive Empowerment Party00
New National Vision00
All People's Party0New
Trinidad Humanity Campaign00
National Coalition for Transformation0New
Movement for National Development00
The Hyarima Movement0New
Progressive Democratic Patriots00
Innovative Democratic Alliance0New
Class Action Reform Movement0New
Unity of the People0New
Independents00
Total410
Source: The Picong Party (preliminary results)

Current members of Parliament

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Name Image Party Appointed by Since
The Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George
PNM 9 September 2015

Notes and references

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  1. ^ 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]
  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

See also

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