Trinidad and Tobago

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House of Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Bridgid Annisette-George (Female)
Year of birth
1958
Additional information
Elected on 23 Sep. 2015, re-elected on 28 Aug. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Jacqueline Sampson-Meiguel (Female)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
30
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
12
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
50.16
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
29
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Youngest member
Saddam Hosein (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Rodney Charles (Male)
Members for whom no data is available
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Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
17 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
25 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
30
Total of female
12 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
1 See historical data for this field.
31-40
9 See historical data for this field.
41-45
7 See historical data for this field.
46-50
6 See historical data for this field.
51-60
8 See historical data for this field.
61-70
9 See historical data for this field.
71-80
2 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 1 9 7 6 8 9 2 0 0
Total <= 45: 17 Total >= 46: 25
Male 0 1 4 4 6 7 6 2 0 0 30
Female 0 0 5 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 12
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.38%2.38%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger23.81%11.9%11.9%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger40.48%21.43%19.05%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
150
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
45
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
30%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
45
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
30%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
31
Number of women elected
10
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
24.39%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
The 'Parties or coalitions winning seats' above refers to the 41 directly elected members. The 'Distribution of seats according to sex' refers to all 42 members of the House of Representatives (41 directly elected members and the Speaker). Ms. Bridgid Annisette-George, who was not one of the directly elected members, became a member of the House by virtue of her election as Speaker.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
10
Women Other
1

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
31
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
11
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Bridgid Annisette-George (Female)
Date of election
28.08.2020
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1962
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1962
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration, women were given the right to vote in 1946. This right was confirmed at indepedence.
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1962
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under British administration, women were given the right to vote and stand for election in 1946. These rights were confirmed at indepedence.
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1962
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1991