House of Representatives (Somaliland)

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  UDUB: 33 seats

  KULMIYE: 28 seats

  UCID: 21 seats

The House of Representatives (Somali: Golaha Wakiilada) is the lower house of the northwestern Somaliland autonomous region of Somalia.

Overview

The regional House of Representatives' meeting hall.

The current House of Representatives was formed following parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005. It has a total of 82 members. The latter include the Speaker of the House, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. MPs are elected in six multi-member constituencies, using the party-list proportional representation system for a five-year term.

Latest election

Main article: Somaliland parliamentary election, 2005

 Summary of the 28 September 2005 House of Representatives of Somaliland election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
UDUB For Unity, Democracy, and Independence (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday)	261,449	39.0	33
KULMIYE Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE Nabad, Midnimo iyo horumar)	228,328	34.1	28
UCID For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka)	180,545	26.9	21
Total	680,322	100.0	82
Invalid votes	4,585
Total votes cast	674,907
Source: IRI

See also

• Somaliland
• History of Somalia
• Legislative branch
• List of national legislatures