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. A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Red House is a blues-rock song composed and originally performed by Jimi Hendrix. ... Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the countrys head of state. ... Alternative meaning: Prime Minister (band) A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the...

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

A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Royal Borough of Arima (population 35,000) is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The County of Caroni is located on the island of Trinidad, the major island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The United National Congress is one of the major political organisations of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest (67,000, 2000 census) and fastest-growing town in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Couva is a town in west-central Trinidad, south of Chaguanas and north of Claxton Bay and San Fernando. ... Basdeo Panday (born May 25, 1933) was Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976-1977, 1978-1986, 1989-1995 and 2001-present. ... Diego Martin is a town in northwestern Trinidad, just west of the capital Port-of-Spain. ... The La Brea Tar Pits are tar pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California; here buried asphalt seeps to the surface from the extensive petroleum deposits below the surface of the Los Angeles Basin. ... Point Fortin in southwestern Trinidad is the smallest Borough in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Barataria can refer to: Barataria (Don Quixote), an ínsula (isle) awarded to Sancho Panza in Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote. ... The City of San Fernando is one of the two cities which exist in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning (born August 17, 1946) is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Tobago is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. ...

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

Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a unitary state, with a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the UK, from whom it gained independence in 1962. ...

External links

Website of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (http://www.ttparliament.org)

Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ...