House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)

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.

House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
13th Republican Parliament
Flag         Coat of Arms
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Leadership
Speaker	Bridgid Annisette-George[a] since 23 September 2015
Deputy Speaker	Esmond Forde, PNM since 23 September 2015
Prime Minister	Kamla Persad-Bissessar, UNC since 1 May 2025
Leader of Government Business	Camille Robinson-Regis, PNM since 23 September 2015
Leader of the Opposition	Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, PNM since 6 May 2025
Opposition Chief Whip	David A. Lee, UNC since 23 September 2015
Structure
Seats	41 21 or (20 plus the Speaker of the House of Representatives) for a majority
Political groups	Government (26)   UNC (26) Official Opposition (13)   PNM (13) Other Opposition (2)   TPP (2)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	28 April 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

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 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 (28.6%),^[2] and three members born in Tobago (7.3%).

2025 Election

Main article: 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election

Party		Seats	+/–
	United National Congress	26	+7
	People's National Movement	13	–9
	Tobago People's Party	2	New
	Patriotic Front	0	New
	Congress of the People	0	0
	National Transformation Alliance	0	New
	Progressive Empowerment Party	0	0
	New National Vision	0	0
	All People's Party	0	New
	Trinidad Humanity Campaign	0	0
	National Coalition for Transformation	0	New
	Movement for National Development	0	0
	The Hyarima Movement	0	New
	Progressive Democratic Patriots	0	0
	Innovative Democratic Alliance	0	New
	Class Action Reform Movement	0	New
	Unity of the People	0	New
	Independents	0	0
Total		41	0
Source: Elections and Boundaries Commission (preliminary results)

Current members of Parliament

Main article: 12th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Name	Image	Party Appointed by	Since
The Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George		PNM	9 September 2015