Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago

The Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago served as an advisory commission to the governor in British-ruled Trinidad and Tobago, between 1831^[1]^: 23 and independence in 1962. The Legislative Council consisted of a mixture of appointed and elected members. After the introduction of elected representation in 1925 the council consisted of 13 "unofficial" members (those who were not civil servants serving ex officio in the council), seven elected and six appointed. Over time the balance between elected members and appointed members changed. In 1956, the council consisted of 24 elected and 7 appointed unofficial members.

From 1950, the council served as a unicameral legislature.^[2]

^ Wallace, Elisabeth M. (1977). The British Caribbean: From the decline of colonialism to the end of Federation. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-5351-3.
^ Jerry DuPont (2001). The Common Law Abroad: Constitutional and Legal Legacy of the British Empire. Wm. S. Hein Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-8377-3125-4. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[1] Wallace, Elisabeth M. (1977). The British Caribbean: From the decline of colonialism to the end of Federation. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-5351-3.

[2] Jerry DuPont (2001). The Common Law Abroad: Constitutional and Legal Legacy of the British Empire. Wm. S. Hein Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-8377-3125-4. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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