House of Representatives (Morocco)

House of Representatives
مجلس النواب
Agraw imarayen
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
 5 years
Leadership
President of the House of Representatives
Habib El Malki, USFP
Since 16 January 2017[1]
Structure
Seats 395
Current Structure of the House of Representatives
Political groups

Government coalition[2] (240)

  •      PJD (125)
  •      RNI (37)
  •      MP (27)
  •      USFP (20)
  •      UC (19)
  •      PPS (12)

Opposition (155)

  •      PAM (102)
  •      PI (46)
  •      MDS (3)
  •      FGD (2)
  •      PUD (1)
  •      PGVM (1)
Elections
Mixed member majoritarian (Single non-transferable vote for 305 seats, 60 seats reserved for women and 30 seats reserved for young people under 40 by proportional representation)
Last election
 7 October 2016
Next election
 November 2021
Meeting place
Rabat, Morocco
Website
www.chambredesrepresentants.ma/en
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The Moroccan Parliament has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب‎, Berber: Agraw imarayen ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵢⴻⵏ) has 395 members elected for a five-year term, 315 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 80 in two national lists dedicated to promote gender equality and national youth. The other chamber is the House of Councillors.

Composition after 2016 election

Party Constituency Nationwide Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Women Youth
Justice and Development Party1,571,65927.14981,618,96327.88189125+18
Authenticity and Modernity Party1,205,44420.82811,216,55220.95147102+55
Istiqlal Party621,28010.7335620,04110.687446–14
National Rally of Independents558,8759.6528544,1189.376337–15
Popular Movement409,0857.0620397,0856.845227–5
Socialist Union of Popular Forces367,6226.3514359,6006.194220–19
Party of Progress and Socialism279,2264.827273,8004.723212–6
Constitutional Union268,8134.6415263,7204.543119–4
Federation of the Democratic Left139,7932.412164,5752.83002New
Democratic and Social Movement74,4721.29377,6301.34003+1
Covenant and Restoration Alliance49,0400.85051,9060.89000New
Front of Democratic Forces51,9450.90049,3600.85000–1
Environment and Sustainable Development Party35,6450.62035,1670.61000–2
Union and Democracy Party20,2400.35123,5740.410010
New Democratic Party17,0030.29019,2840.33000New
Party of Renaissance and Virtue15,5220.27014,9550.260000
Party of Liberty and Social Justice10,8110.19014,7350.25000–1
Democratic Independence Party13,0970.23013,4180.230000
Renaissance Party11,1940.19012,7100.22000New
Party of Hope7,7470.1309,1170.160000
Labour Party2,9100.0507,2280.12000–4
Social Centre Party6,1560.1106,9770.120000
Moroccan Union for Democracy5,2660.0906,3790.110000
Democratic Society Party3,0460.0505,1100.090000
Reform and Development Party16,5010.280––––00
Green Left Party13,3890.231––––10
National Democratic Party5,1150.090––––00
Independents9,6560.170––––00
Invalid/blank votes–––––––
Total5,790,5521003055,806,00410060303950
Registered voters/turnout15,702,592–15,702,592––––
Source: CEC (Votes) Le Matin (Total seats, Women's seats)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "16/01/2017: Habib El Malki elected President of the House of Representatives, on Monday 16 January 2017". Chambredesrepresentants.ma. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ Igrouane, Youssef (27 March 2017). "Morocco's New Government Coalition Includes 30 Ministers". Morocco World News. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

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