House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)

House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
12th Republican Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Leadership
Speaker	Bridgid Annisette-George[a]
Deputy Speaker	Esmond Forde, PNM
Prime Minister	Keith Rowley, PNM
Leader of the Opposition	Kamla Persad-Bissessar, UNC
Structure
Seats	41 21 or (20 plus the Speaker of the House of Representatives) for a majority
Political groups	Government   People's National Movement (22) Official Opposition   United National Congress (19)
Elections
Voting system	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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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, or 28.6%^[2] and three members born in Tobago or 7.3%.

Election 2020[]

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	People's National Movement	322,250	49.08	–2.60	22	–1
	United National Congress	309,188	47.09	+7.48	19	+2
	Progressive Democratic Patriots	10,367	1.58	New	0	New
	Progressive Empowerment Party	5,933	0.90	New	0	New
	Independent Liberal Party	3,817	0.58	–0.12	0	0
	Movement for Social Justice	1,223	0.19	New	0	New
	Movement for National Development	1,039	0.16	New	0	New
	COP–DPTT–	524	0.08	–5.93	0	–1
	New National Vision	493	0.08	–0.04	0	0
	Trinidad Humanity Campaign	366	0.06	+0.04	0	0
	National Organisation of We the People	310	0.05	New	0	New
	National Coalition for Transformation	234	0.04	–0.01	0	0
	Progressive Party	211	0.03	New	0	New
	One Tobago Voice	80	0.01	New	0	New
	Unrepresented Peoples Party	73	0.01	New	0	New
	Unity of the People	40	0.01	New	0	New
	The National Party	23	0.00	New	0	New
	Independents	351	0.05	–0.27	0	0
Total		656,522	100.00	–	41	0
Valid votes		656,522	99.73
Invalid/blank votes		1,775	0.27
Total votes		658,297	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,134,135	58.04
Source: EBCTT, IPU

Results of the 2020 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	The Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George	9 September 2015

The current members of Parliament are listed below based on the results of the 2020 general election:

Notes and references[]

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

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 10°39′12″N 61°30′42″W / 10.65333°N 61.51167°W / 10.65333; -61.51167