House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)
House of Representatives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | Hon. Esmond Forde |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 41 |
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Political groups | Government |
| Meeting place | |
| The Waterfront, Hyatt, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad | |
| Website | |
| http://www.ttparliament.org/ | |
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 Trinidad and Tobago portal |
The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies. The Parliament is elected with a five-year life-span, but may be dissolved earlier by the President at any time if so advised by the Prime Minister.
After an election, the person with the most seats among the 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.
Latest election
Template:Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2015
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arima | Anthony Garcia (PNM) |
| 2 | Arouca/Maloney | Camille Robinson-Regis (PNM) - Leader of Government Business |
| 3 | Barataria/San Juan | Dr. Fuad Khan (PP/UNC) |
| 4 | Caroni Central | Dr Bhoe Tewarie (PP/UNC) |
| 5 | Caroni East | Dr. Tim Gopeesingh (PP/UNC) |
| 6 | Chaguanas East | Paul Manswell (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 | Christene 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 Lakram 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 Chritchlow-Cockburn (PNM) |
| 21 | Mayaro | Rushton Paray (PP/UNC) |
| 22 | Naparima | Rodney Charles (PP/UNC) |
| 23 | Oropouche East | Dr. Roodal Moonilal (PP/UNC) - Opposition Chief Whip |
| 24 | Oropouche West | Vidia Goopiesingh (PP/UNC) |
| 25 | Point Fortin | Edmund Dillion (PNM) |
| 26 | Point-a-Pierre | Dr David Lee (PP/UNC) |
| 27 | POS North/St. Anns West | Stuart Young (PNM) |
| 28 | POS South | Marlene Mc Donald (PNM) |
| 29 | Princess Town North | 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 (PP/UNC) - Leader of the Opposition |
| 34 | St. Anns East | Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly (PNM) |
| 35 | St. Augustine | Prakash Ramadhar (PP/COP) |
| 36 | St. Joseph | Terrence Deyalsingh (PNM) |
| 37 | Tabaquite | 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 H.O.R. |
See also
- Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
- Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
- Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
- List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
- List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
- Politics of Trinidad and Tobago