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Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

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NameParliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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House TypeBicameral
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Election14
Leader2 TypeSpeaker of the House of Representatives
MembersPeers
41 Members of Parliament (MPs)
House1Senate
House2House of Representatives
Last Election224 May 2010

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The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the elected House of Representatives, which has 43 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society.




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