Type Lower House Seats 41 | Deputy Speaker Hon. Esmond Forde | |
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Speaker Hon. Brigid Annisette-George Political groups Government
People's National Movement (23)
Official Opposition
United National
Congress (17)
Congress of the people (1) | ||
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.
Current members of Parliament
The current members of Parliament are listed below based on the results of the 2015 General elections: