Chamber of Deputies (Rwanda)
| Chamber of Deputies Chambre des Députés | |
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| Type | |
| Type |
Lower House of the Parliament of Rwanda |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 80 |
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Political groups |
RPF Coalition: 41 seats Social Democratic Party: 7 seats Liberal Party: 5 seats Indirectly elected members: 27 seats |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation and indirect election | |
Last election | 16-18 September 2013 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Kigali | |
| Website | |
| http://www.parliament.gov.rw | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Rwanda |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w'Abadepite; French: 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
Main article: Rwandan parliamentary election, 2013
See also
- List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
- Senate of Rwanda, the upper house of the legislature
References
External links
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