The Chamber of Deputies ( rw, 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
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
and 24 are elected by
provincial councils
A province is a geographic region within Gaelic games, consisting of several County (Gaelic games), counties of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and originally based on the historic four provinces of Ireland as they were set in 1610.
Provin ...
; of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.
Election results
Deputies elected to serve from 2018 to 2023 are as follows:
See also
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List of speakers of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
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Senate of Rwanda
The upper house of the Parliament of Rwanda ( rw, Inteko Ishinga Amategeko; french: Parlement) is the Senate (''Sena''/''Sénat''). The Senate has 26 members elected or appointed for eight-year terms: 12 elected by provincial councils, eight appoi ...
, the upper house of the legislature
References
External links
Chamber of Deputies
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Parliament of Rwanda
Government of Rwanda
Rwanda
2003 establishments in Rwanda