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House of Representatives (Somaliland)

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Type
  
Bicameral

Last election
  
2005

Seats
  
82

House of Representatives (Somaliland)

Political groups
  
UDUB (33)      KULMIYE (28)      UCID (21)

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

Overview

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.

References

House of Representatives (Somaliland) Wikipedia