House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
- House of Representatives of 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 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 costituencies.
Latest election
Constituencies
MPs for 2007–2012:
ee also
*Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
*Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
*Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
*List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
*Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
External links
* [http://www.ttparliament.org Website of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago]
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