House of Representatives 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 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 support among the members of the House is appointed Prime Minister and asked to form a government. With the exception of 1995 and 2001 this has been the leader of the party which wins a majority of seats in the house.
Five constituencies were added in the 2007 election; there were only 36 constituencies prior to 2007. There are now 41 constituencies.
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
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 43 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31...
. The House of Representatives sits in the Red House
The Red House (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Red House is the seat of Parliament in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The architectural design of the Red House is of Greek revival style. The original building was destroyed in the 1903 water riots and was rebuilt in the year 1907. The Red House is located centrally within the capital...
in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
. 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
President of Trinidad and Tobago
The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II...
at any time if so advised by the Prime Minister.
After an election, the person with the most support among the members of the House is appointed Prime Minister and asked to form a government. With the exception of 1995 and 2001 this has been the leader of the party which wins a majority of seats in the house.
Five constituencies were added in the 2007 election; there were only 36 constituencies prior to 2007. There are now 41 constituencies.
Constituencies
MPs for 2010 – 2015:| No. | Constituency | Winner (Party) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arima | Rodger Samuel (People's Partnership/COP) |
| 2 | Arouca/Maloney | Alicia Hospedales (PNM) |
| 3 | Barataria/San Juan | Dr. Fuad Khan (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 4 | Caroni Central | Dr. Glenn Ramadharsingh (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 5 | Caroni East | Dr. Tim Gopeesingh (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 6 | Chaguanas East | Stephen Cadiz (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 7 | Chaguanas West | Austin Jack Warner (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 8 | Couva North | Ramona Ramdial (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 9 | Couva South | Rudranath Indarsingh (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 10 | Cumuto/Manzanilla | Collin Partap (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 11 | D'Abadie/O'Meara | Anil Roberts (People's Partnership/COP) |
| 12 | Diego Martin Central | Dr. Amery Browne (PNM) |
| 13 | Diego Martin North/East | Colm Imbert Colm Imbert Colm Peter Imbert is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, a member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago and the People's National Movement... (PNM) |
| 14 | Diego Martin West | Dr. Keith Rowley Keith Rowley Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley is the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. A geologist by training, Dr. Rowley has been the representative for Diego Martin West since 1991.... (PNM) |
| 15 | Fyzabad | Chandresh Sharma (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 16 | La Brea | Fitzgerald Jeffrey (PNM) |
| 17 | La Horquetta/Talparo | Jairam Seemungal (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 18 | Laventille East/Morvant | Donna Cox (PNM) |
| 19 | Laventille West | Nileung Hypolite (PNM) |
| 20 | Lopinot/Bon Air West | Dr. Lincoln Douglas (People's Partnership/COP) |
| 21 | Mayaro | Winston "Gypsy" Peters (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 22 | Naparima | Nizam Baksh (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 23 | Oropouche East | Dr. Roodal Moonilal (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 24 | Oropouche West | Stacy Roopnarine (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 25 | Point Fortin | Paula Gopee-Scoon (PNM) |
| 26 | Point-a-Pierre | Errol McLeod (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 27 | POS North/St. Anns West | Patricia McIntosh (PNM) |
| 28 | POS South | Marlene Mc Donald (PNM) |
| 29 | Princess Town North | Nela Khan (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 30 | Moruga/Tableland | Clifton DeCoteau (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 31 | San Fernando East | Patrick Manning Patrick Manning Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was the fourth and sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the former Political Leader of the People's National Movement . He served as Prime Minister from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and held that office again from 24 December 2001 until 26... (PNM) |
| 32 | San Fernando West | Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan (People's Partnership/COP) |
| 33 | Siparia | Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Persad-Bissessar is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the seventh person to hold this position... (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 34 | St. Anns East | Joanne Thomas (PNM) |
| 35 | St. Augustine | Prakash Ramadhar (People's Partnership/COP) |
| 36 | St. Joseph | Herbert Volney (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 37 | Tabaquite | Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 38 | Tobago East | Vernella Alleyne-Toppin (People's Partnership/TOP) |
| 39 | Tobago West | Dr. Delmon Baker (People's Partnership/TOP) |
| 40 | Toco/Sangre Grande | Dr. Rupert Griffith (People's Partnership/UNC) |
| 41 | Tunapuna | Mr. Winston Dookeran (People's Partnership/COP) |
See also
- Parliament of Trinidad and TobagoParliament of Trinidad and TobagoThe 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 43 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31...
- Senate of Trinidad and TobagoSenate of Trinidad and TobagoThe Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate sits in the Red House in Port of Spain...
- Elections in Trinidad and TobagoElections in Trinidad and TobagoElections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago.Trinidad and Tobago elects on national level a House of Representatives...
- List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
- List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
- Politics of Trinidad and TobagoPolitics of Trinidad and TobagoThe politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the UK, from which the country gained its independence in 1962...