Chamber of Deputies (Rwanda)
Chamber of Deputies Chambre des Députés | |
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| Type | of the Parliament of Rwanda |
| Leadership | |
Donatille Mukabalisa, Liberal Party since 3 October 2013 | |
| Seats | 80 |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation and indirect election | |
Last election | 16-18 September 2013 |
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| Kigali | |
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| http://www.parliament.gov.rw | |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite or Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the bicameral national legislature of Rwanda. It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.
Composition
The Chamber is made up of 80 deputies. Of these, 53 are elected for five-years term by proportional representation and 24 are elected by provincial councils; of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.
Election result
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The first election to the new Chamber of Deputies was held on 29 and 30 September 2003. Of 3,958,058 registered voters, 3,818,603 votes were cast (96.5% turnout) and the 53 directly elected seats were distributed as follows: Template:Rwandan parliamentary election, 2003 The first five parties make up the FPR-led ruling coalition.
With 51 out of 80 of its members being women, the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies has the highest proportion of women members of any lower or sole legislative chamber in the world.[1]
See also
- List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
- Senate of Rwanda, the upper house of the legislature
