Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

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The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed upper chamber of the country’s bicameral Parliament, responsible for reviewing, amending, and approving legislation.

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Senate of Trinidad and Tobago canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliamentary chamber
upper house
appointingAuthority President of Trinidad and Tobago
appointmentBasis President’s independent discretion
advice of the Leader of the Opposition
advice of the Prime Minister
canConsider private bills
public bills
chamberType appointed chamber
constitutionalRole part of the law‑making process
constitutionalStatus component of the supreme legislative authority
country Trinidad and Tobago
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
surface form: Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago
establishedInYear 1962
hasCommitteeFunction scrutiny of bills
hasPower to delay legislation
to propose amendments to bills
jurisdiction Trinidad and Tobago
surface form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
language English
legislativeSystem bicameral legislature
locatedIn Port of Spain
Trinidad
meetsIn The Red House
surface form: Red House
numberOfGovernmentSenators 16
numberOfIndependentSenators 9
numberOfMembers 31
numberOfOppositionSenators 6
oversightFunction scrutiny of executive actions
partOf Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
primaryFunction legislative review
representation of various interests
relatedChamber House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
role amends legislation
approves legislation
reviews legislation
sessionLocation Red House, Port of Spain
termLengthDescription senators serve at the President’s pleasure within the life of a Parliament
votingSystem not directly elected
website https://www.ttparliament.org/senate/

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trinidad and Tobago upperHouse Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago hasComponent Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago upperHouse Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Government of Trinidad and Tobago hasChamber Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
The Red House houses Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Red House, Port of Spain houses Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago otherChamber Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago followedBy Senate of Trinidad and Tobago