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triniDaD & tobago**

H.E. Mark Ramkerrysingh,
Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Bicameral
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government House of Representatives
Presidential Republic
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of the Government nominated
Prime Minister – Keith Rowley In the Senate, ruling party appoints 16 members,
opposition appoints 6 members and the president
5. Head of the State appoints remaining 9members. Through plurality
President – Paula-Mae Weekes vote, 41 members are elected in single member

6. Capital constituencies in the House of Representatives
Port of Spain 4. Popular House

7. Currency House of Representatives
Trinidad and Tobago dollar 5. Type of Electoral System FPTP

8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) PArt iii
East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed
- other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, ELECtorAL sYstEM
other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)

9. Date of Independence and from which Country (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
31 August 1962 (from the UK)
1. Name of the EMB(S)
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution Elections and Boundaries Commission
March 29, 1976
2. Website Address
11. Language (s) http://www.ebctt.com/index.php
Spanish (official)
3. Nature of EMB
12. Literacy Levels Independent
98.97 %

**Draft. EMB has been requested to update the draft. Response awaited. NA-16 177

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