The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. It sits at the Red House and has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies. The members are 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 | Lower house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Seats | 41 |
| 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 | |
Constituencies
| No. | Name | Number of polling divisions (2020) | Electorate (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arima | 40 | 26,384 |
| 2 | Arouca/Maloney | 24 | 26,673 |
| 3 | Barataria/San Juan | 47 | 25.690 |
| 4 | Caroni Central | 33 | 30.107 |
| 5 | Caroni East | 26 | 29,031 |
| 6 | Chaguanas East | 32 | 26,923 |
| 7 | Chaguanas West | 30 | 28,625 |
| 8 | Couva North | 37 | 29,864 |
| 9 | Couva South | 43 | 30,348 |
| 10 | Cumuto/Manzanilla | 54 | 30,468 |
| 11 | D'Abadie/O'Meara | 32 | 30,788 |
| 12 | Diego Martin Central | 42 | 29,609 |
| 13 | Diego Martin North/East | 42 | 29,272 |
| 14 | Diego Martin West | 48 | 29,886 |
| 15 | Fyzabad | 39 | 27,447 |
| 16 | La Brea | 38 | 26,008 |
| 17 | La Horquetta/Talparo | 29 | 27,527 |
| 18 | Laventille East/Morvant | 39 | 26,644 |
| 19 | Laventille West | 26 | 25,585 |
| 20 | Lopinot/Bon Air West | 29 | 27,864 |
| 21 | Mayaro | 45 | 28,834 |
| 22 | Naparima | 42 | 27,066 |
| 23 | Oropouche East | 35 | 28,271 |
| 24 | Oropouche West | 33 | 25,289 |
| 25 | Point Fortin | 48 | 26,003 |
| 26 | Pointe-à-Pierre | 31 | 25,096 |
| 27 | Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West | 62 | 25,003 |
| 28 | Port of Spain South | 63 | 24,754 |
| 29 | Princes Town | 34 | 27,178 |
| 30 | Moruga/Tableland | 35 | 29,043 |
| 31 | San Fernando East | 43 | 25,008 |
| 32 | San Fernando West | 59 | 25,035 |
| 33 | Siparia | 34 | 28,663 |
| 34 | St. Ann's East | 41 | 29,454 |
| 35 | St. Augustine | 40 | 28,094 |
| 36 | St. Joseph | 43 | 28,452 |
| 37 | Tabaquite | 38 | 28,832 |
| 38 | Tobago East | 32 | 23,103 |
| 39 | Tobago West | 35 | 27,686 |
| 40 | Toco/Sangre Grande | 38 | 31,096 |
| 41 | Tunapuna | 36 | 27,433 |
| Total | 1597 | 1,134,136 | |
Former constituencies
- Chaguanas
- Princes Town North
- Princes Town South/Tableland
See also
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