House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)

The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament 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.

House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
12th Republican Parliament
Type
Type
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Esmond Forde, PNM
Structure
Seats41
21 or (20 plus the Speaker of the House of Representatives) for a majority
Political groups
Government

Official Opposition

Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
10 August 2020
Next election
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
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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
 Summary of the 7 September 2015 House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago election results
Parties Votes % Seats
People's National Movement378,44751.68%23
People's Partnership Coalition 341,59746.64%18
Independent Liberal Party5,1230.70%0
Others7,1730.98%0
Total valid votes 732,340 100.00 41
Invalid/blank votes 2,452––
Total (turnout 66.84%) 734,792100
Source: EBC
Results of the 2015 general election – winning party vote strength by constituency.

Current members of Parliament

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Office Name Since
Speaker of the House of Representatives
9 September 2015

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 the House
3 Barataria/San Juan Fuad Khan (PP/UNC)
4 Caroni Central Bhoendradatt Tewarie (PP/UNC)
5 Caroni East 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 Keith Rowley (PNM) - Prime Minister
15 Fyzabad 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 Roodal Moonilal (PP/UNC)
24 Oropouche West Vidia Gayadeen-Goopeesingh (PP/UNC)
25 Point Fortin Edmund Dillon (PNM)
26 Pointe-à-Pierre David Lee (PP/UNC) - Opposition Chief Whip
27 Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West Stuart Young (PNM)
28 Port of Spain South Marlene McDonald (PNM)
29 Princes Town Barry Padarath (PP/UNC)
30 Moruga/Tableland 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. Ann's East 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 House
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