Editing Politics of Trinidad and Tobago (section)

==Legislative branch==
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| caption1 = Nigel de Freitas, [[President of the Senate]] since 18 January 2023
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The [[Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago|Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago]] has two [[bicameralism|chambers]]. The [[House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago|House of Representatives]] has 41 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. The [[Senate of Trinidad and Tobago|Senate]] has 31 members: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, six Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the [[Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)|Leader of the Opposition]] and nine Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. The 15 member [[Tobago House of Assembly]] has limited autonomy with respect to [[Tobago]].