National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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National Assembly Assemblée nationale |
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28 November 2011 |
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Assemblée nationale Palais du Peuple Kinshasa |
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The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established by the 2006 constitution.
It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa.
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Electoral System[edit]
The National Assembly is elected every 5 years by universal suffrage. There are 500 seats, 61 members are elected in single member constituencies while the remaining 439 members are elected in multi member constituencies by open list.
Numbers of deputies for each ville, commune (Kinshasa) and territory[edit]
Parentheses contain the number of deputies elected from each subdivision
Bandundu[edit]
- Cities of Bandundu (1), Kikwit (3)
- District du Kwango
- Territories of Feshi (1), Kahemba (1), Kasongo Lunda (2), Kenge (3), Popokabaka (1)
- District du Kwilu
- Territories of Bagata (2), Bulungu (9), Gungu (3), Idiofa (6), Masi-Manimba (6)
- District du Mai-Ndombe
- District des Plateaux
Bas-Congo[edit]
- Villes de Boma (2), Matadi (3)
- Territoire de Moanda (2)
- District du Bas-fleuve
- Territoires de Lukula (2), Seke-Banza (2), Tshela (2)
- District des Cataractes
- Territoires de Luozi (2), Mbanza-Ngungu (4), Songololo (2)
- District de la Lukaya
Équateur[edit]
- Villes de Gbadolite, (1) Mbandaka (2), Zongo (1)
- District de l'Équateur
- District du Nord-Ubangi
- District du Sud-Ubangi
- District de la Mongala
- Territoires de Bumba (5), Bongandanga (2), Lisala (3)
- District de la Tshuapa
Kasaï-Occidental[edit]
- Towns of Kananga (6), Tshikapa (4)
- Kasaï District
- Lulua District
- Territories of Demba (3), Dembelenge (2), Dibaya (2), Kazumba (3), Luiza (3)
Kasaï-Oriental[edit]
- Villes de Mbuji-Mayi (11), Mwene-Ditu (2)
- District de Kabinda
- District de la Sankuru
- District de Tshilenge
- Territoires de Kabeya-Kamwanga (1), Katanda (1), Lupatapata (1), Miabi (1), Tshilenge (2)
Katanga[edit]
- Towns of Lubumbashi (10), Kolwezi (3), Likasi (3)
- District of Kolwezi
- Territories of Lubudi (2), Mutshatsha (1)
- District of Lualaba
- District of Haut-Katanga
- District of Haut-Lomami
- Territories of Bukama (4), Kabongo (4), Kamina (3), Kaniama (1), Malemba-Nkulu (4)
- District of Tanganyika
Kinshasa[edit]
- Communes de Bandalungwa (2), Barumbu (1), Bumbu (2), La Gombe (Kinshasa) (1), Kalamu (3), Kasa-Vubu (1), Kimbanseke (7), Kinshasa (commune) (1), Kintambo (1), Kisenso (2), Lemba (3), Limete (4), Lingwala (1), Makala (2), Maluku (2), Masina (5), Matete (3), Mont Ngafula (2), Ndjili (3), Ngaba (2), Ngaliema (6), Ngiri-Ngiri (1), Nsele (1), Selembao (3)
Maniema[edit]
- City of Kindu (2)
- Territories of Kabambare (2), Kaïlo (1), Kasongo (3), Kibombo (1), Lubutu (1), Pangi (2), Punia (1)
Nord-Kivu[edit]
- Villes de Beni (3), Butembo (4), Goma (4)
- Territories of Beni (10), Lubero (9), Masisi (8), Rutshuru (9), Walikale (2)
Orientale[edit]
Sud-Kivu[edit]
- Ville de Bukavu (6)
- Territoires de Fizi (3), Idjwi (1), Kabare (4), Kalehe (4), Mwenga (4), Shabunda (1), Uvira (6), Walungu (5)
Transitional Assembly[edit]
Prior to the 2006 election, the National Assembly was an appointed body consisting of representatives of the difference parties to the peace agreement that ended the Second Congo War.
See also[edit]
- List of Presidents of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Members of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006-2011
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