Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
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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.
Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo
is the current President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda from October 10, 2011.
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.
The first five parties make up the FPR-led ruling coalition.
With 45 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.
Lower house
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of the bicameral
Bicameralism
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national legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
.
It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.
Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo
Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo
Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo is a Rwandan politician and the former Minister of Health in the Rwandan government. He is currently the vice-president of low chamber of parliament in Rwanda; he ran for 2010 presidential elections, where he failed , and Paul Kagame was re-elected with more than 90%...
is the current President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda from October 10, 2011.
Composition
The Chamber is made up of 80 deputies. Of these, 53 are elected for five-years term by proportional representationProportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
and 24 are elected by provincial councils
Provinces of Rwanda
Image:Rwanda Provinces 2006.png|left|300pxpoly 211 66 216 74 223 76 230 102 262 85 306 169 296 177 277 166 247 178 241 188 209 179 193 160 176 155 172 127 167 123 140 119 131 107 153 84 174 84 189 74 204 79 Northern Province, Rwanda...
; of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.
Election result
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:The first five parties make up the FPR-led ruling coalition.
With 45 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.
See also
- List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
- Senate of RwandaSenate of RwandaThe Parliament of Rwanda has two chambers. The upper house is the Senate ...
, the upper house of the legislature