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Although Tobago did not have a large enough voting population to justify the division, the commission determined that it would be best represented by two Members of Parliament. [1] This is reflected in Part IV, section 70 of the 1976 Constitution which requires Tobago to have at least two constituencies. [2] [3] The list is sorted by the name ...
The country's highest court is the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, [5] whose chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. [6] The current Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago is Ivor Archie. [7]
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is a unicameral devolved legislative body responsible for the island of Tobago within the unitary state of Trinidad and Tobago.The THA was re-established in 1980 [1] to rectify some of the disparities in the relationship between the two islands; a prior body of the same name existed from 1768 to 1874. [2]
Other elected bodies include the local government bodies in Trinidad (two cities, three boroughs, nine regional corporations) [1] and the Tobago House of Assembly, which handles local government in the island of Tobago and is entrenched in the constitution. Until 1925 Trinidad and Tobago was a British colony ruled through a pure, unelected ...
The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies.
The president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago and the commander-in-chief of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II.
The High Court has original jurisdiction over indictable criminal matters, family matters, and civil matters. It sits at Port of Spain, San Fernando and Scarborough. [4] A decision of the High Court can be appealed to the Court of Appeal whether there is a question of constitutional interpretation, a breach of the laws protecting fundamental rights, a decision allowing or refusing proceedings ...
The government of Trinidad and Tobago was officially known as "Her Majesty's Government in Trinidad and Tobago". [10] [11] The monarch of Trinidad and Tobago, the Senate, and the House of Representatives constituted the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. [9] All executive powers of Trinidad and Tobago rested with the sovereign.