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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 36 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.
Constituencies
| Constituency | MP (Party) |
|---|---|
| Arouca North | Jarette Narine (PNM) |
| Arouca South | Camille Robinson-Regis (PNM) |
| Arima | Penelope Beckles (PNM) |
| Caroni Central | Dr. Hamza Rafeeq (UNC) |
| Caroni East | Ganga Singh (UNC) |
| Chaguanas | Manohar Ramsaran (UNC) |
| Couva South | Kelvin Ramnath (UNC) |
| Couva North | Basdeo Panday (UNC) |
| Diego Martin Central | Kenneth Valley (PNM) |
| Diego Martin East | Colm Imbert (PNM) |
| Diego Martin West | Keith Rowley (PNM) |
| Fyzabad | Chandreshdath Sharma (UNC) |
| La Brea | Hedwidge Bereaux (PNM) |
| Laventille East/Morvant | Fitzgerald Hinds (PNM) |
| Laventille West | Eulalie James (PNM) |
| Naparima | Nizam Baksh (UNC) |
| Nariva | Harry Partap |
| Oropouche | Dr. Roodal Moonilal (UNC) |
| Ortoire /Mayaro | Franklin Khan (PNM) |
| Point Fortin | Lawrence Achong (PNM) |
| Pointe-à-Pierre | Gillian Lucky (UNC) |
| Port-of-Spain North/St. Anns West | John Rahael (PNM) |
| Port-of-Spain South | Eric Williams (PNM) |
| Princes Town | Subhas Panday (UNC) |
| St. Anns East | Anthony Roberts |
| St. Augustine | Winston Dookeran (UNC) |
| St. Joseph | Gerald Yetming (UNC) |
| San Juan/Barataria | Dr. Fuad Khan (UNC) |
| San Fernando West | Diane Seukeran (PNM) |
| San Fernando East | Patrick Manning (PNM) |
| Siparia | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (UNC) |
| Tabaquite | Dr. Adesh Nanan (UNC) |
| Tobago East | Eudine Job-Davis (PNM) |
| Tobago West | Stanford Callender (PNM) |
| Toco /Manzanilla | Roger Boynes (PNM) |
| Tunapuna | Eddie Hart (PNM) |
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
- Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
External links
Website of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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