Next Trinidad and Tobago general election

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Next Trinidad and Tobago general election

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| <- 2020 | By 2025 |

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All 41 seats in the House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Keith Rowley  | Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Leader since  | 26 May 2010  | 24 January 2010
Leader's seat  | Diego Martin West  | Siparia
Last election  | 22 Seats, 49.08%  | 19 Seats, 47.09%
Current seats  | 22  | 19
Seats needed  |  |  2

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| Incumbent Prime Minister

Keith Rowley
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General elections will be held in Trinidad and Tobago by 2025, to elect 41 members to the 13th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament.

## Electoral system

The 41 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. Registered voters must be 18 years and over, must reside in an electoral district/constituency for at least two months prior to the qualifying date, be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a Commonwealth citizen residing legally in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of at least one year.

If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the Government, with its leader as Prime Minister. If the election results in no single party having a majority, then there is a hung parliament. In this case, the options for forming the Government are either a minority government or a coalition government.[1]

## Parties and candidates

Political parties registered with the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) can contest the general election as a party.[2]

The leader of the party commanding a majority of support in the House of Representatives is the person who is called on by the president to form a government as Prime Minister, while the leader of the largest party or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of the Opposition.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". http://www.ttparliament.org/about.php?mid=42.
2. ↑ "Assigning Political Party Symbols". https://www.ebctt.com/services/assigning-political-party-symbols/.
3. ↑ "Glossary of Parliamentary Terms". http://www.ttparliament.org/about.php?mid=42.

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