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House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago


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Name	The House of Representatives of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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House Type	Lower House
Leader1 Type	Speaker
Leader1	Hon. Wade Mark
Party1	Non-affiliated
Election1	October 17, 2002
Leader2 Type	Deputy Speaker
Leader2	Hon. Dr. Fuad Khan
Party2	Non-affiliated
Members	41
Last Election1	24 May 2010
Meeting Place	Red House, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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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.

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