Trinidad and Tobago

House of Representatives

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name: Parliament
Chamber name: House of Representatives
Structure & status of parliament: Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years): 5
Suspended parliament: No

IPU membership

Affiliation periods: from 2011
IPU Geopolitical Group/s: Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Speaker

Official title: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker: Jagdeo Singh (Male)
Date of birth: 20 Jan 1966
Term: 23 May 2025
Additional information: Elected on 23 May 2025.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title: Clerk
Secretary General: Brian Caesar (Male)
Term: 09 Oct 2023

Members

Statutory number of members: 42

Notes: The Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
Principal mode of designation of members: Directly elected
Directly elected members: 41
Other members: 1
Current number of members: 42
Men: 32
Women: 10
Percentage of women: 23.8%
Statutory number of members per country: 73
Population (in thousands): 1,502
Inhabitants per parliamentarian: 20,297

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members: Click for historical data

Number of members, by age

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	46 - 50
Male	No information available
Female	No information available
	Total <= 45: -	Total >= 46: -

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female	Other
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-

Members for whom data is available: Click for historical data

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: No
Electoral quota for women: No
Youth quota: No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website: https://www.ttparliament.org/
List of members: http://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=25
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders: https://www.ttparliament.org/publications/standing-orders/

House of Representatives Standing orders (revised June 2015))
Constitution: http://laws.gov.tt/pdf/Constitution.pdf

Updated at	Current number of members
2025-05	42
2024-12	41
2011-01	42
2007-11	41
2001-12	36
2000-12	37
1995-12	36
1991-01	37
1966-01	36
1962-01	30

Updated at	Women
2025-04	10
2024-12	11
2022-12	12
2020-08	11
2015-09	13
2010-05	12
2007-11	11
2002-10	7
2001-12	6
1995-12	4
1991-01	5
1981-01	6
1976-01	3
1971-01	1
1966-01	3
1962-01	1

Updated at	Percentage of women
2025-05	23.8%
2025-04	24.4%
2024-12	26.8%
2022-12	28.6%
2020-08	26.2%
2015-09	31.0%
2011-01	28.6%
2010-05	29.3%
2007-11	26.8%
2002-10	19.4%
2001-12	16.7%
2000-12	10.8%
1995-12	11.1%
1991-01	13.5%
1981-01	16.7%
1976-01	8.3%
1971-01	2.8%
1966-01	8.3%
1962-01	3.3%

Updated at	Statutory number of members per country
2025-05	73
2023-01	74
2022-12	74
2020-08	74
2020-01	73
2019-12	73
2018-12	73
2011-01	73
2010-06	73
2005-01	73

Updated at	Population (in thousands)
2023-01	1,502
2022-01	1,495
2021-01	1,487
2015-01	1,360
2014-01	1,354
2013-01	1,348
2012-01	1,342
2011-01	1,335
2010-01	1,328
2009-01	1,322
2008-01	1,315
2007-01	1,309
2006-01	1,303
2005-01	1,297
2004-01	1,291
2003-01	1,284
2002-01	1,278
2001-01	1,272
2000-01	1,268
1999-01	1,265
1998-01	1,263
1997-01	1,261
1996-01	1,258
1995-01	1,255
1994-01	1,250
1993-01	1,244
1992-01	1,237
1991-01	1,230
1990-01	1,222
1989-01	1,214
1988-01	1,205
1987-01	1,195
1986-01	1,184
1985-01	1,171
1984-01	1,156
1983-01	1,139
1982-01	1,121
1981-01	1,103
1980-01	1,085
1979-01	1,069
1978-01	1,054
1977-01	1,040
1976-01	1,026
1975-01	1,011
1974-01	997
1973-01	983
1972-01	969
1971-01	956
1970-01	946
1969-01	938
1968-01	931
1967-01	926
1966-01	920
1965-01	912
1964-01	903
1963-01	893
1962-01	880
1961-01	865
1960-01	848
1959-01	829
1958-01	809
1957-01	786
1956-01	763
1955-01	740
1954-01	717
1953-01	695
1952-01	676
1951-01	659
1945-01	646

Trinidad and Tobago

House of Representatives

About parliament

IPU membership

Speaker

Speaker terms

Secretary general

Members

Age

Number of members, by age

Reserved seats and quotas

Links to additional information

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Speaker

Historical data for Speaker terms

Historical data for Secretary general

Historical data for Statutory number of members

Historical data for Current number of members

Historical data for Men

Historical data for Women

Historical data for Percentage of women

Historical data for Statutory number of members per country

Historical data for Population (in thousands)

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Historical data for Average age of all members

Historical data for Members for whom data is available

Historical data for Members for whom age data is not available

Historical data for Youngest member

Historical data for Oldest member

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

Updated at	Statutory number of members	Notes
2020-08	42	The Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2020-01	42	The Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2018-12	42	The Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2011-01	42	Other: the Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2010-06	42	Other: the Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2005-01	42	Other: the Speaker may be designated from outside parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.

Updated at	Inhabitants per parliamentarian
2025-05	20,297
2023-01	20,297
2022-12	20,203
2022-01	20,203
2021-01	20,095
2020-08	18,630
2019-12	18,630
2018-12	18,630
2015-01	18,378
2014-01	18,548
2013-01	18,466
2012-01	18,384
2011-01	18,288
2010-01	18,192
2009-01	18,110
2008-01	18,014
2007-01	17,932
2006-01	17,849
2005-01	17,767

	18 - 20	21 - 30	31 - 40	41 - 45	46 - 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	91 and over	Totals per gender
Male	0	1	4	4	6	7	6	2	0	0	30
Female	0	0	5	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	12
Totals per age interval	0	1	9	7	6	8	9	2	0	0	42
	Total <= 45: 17				Total >= 46: 25

Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	23.8%	12%	11.9%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	40.5%	21%	19.0%

Trinidad and Tobago

House of Representatives

About parliament

IPU membership

Speaker See historical data for this field

Speaker terms See historical data for this field

Secretary general See historical data for this field

Members

Age

Number of members, by age See historical data for this field

Reserved seats and quotas

Links to additional information

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Speaker

Historical data for Speaker terms

Historical data for Secretary general

Historical data for Statutory number of members

Historical data for Current number of members

Historical data for Men

Historical data for Women

Historical data for Percentage of women

Historical data for Statutory number of members per country

Historical data for Population (in thousands)

Historical data for Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Historical data for Average age of all members

Historical data for Members for whom data is available

Historical data for Members for whom age data is not available

Historical data for Youngest member

Historical data for Oldest member

Historical data for Breakdown of members by age and sex

Historical data for Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger

Speaker

Speaker terms

Secretary general

Number of members, by age