House of Peoples' Representatives

House of Peoples' Representatives የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት
Type
Type	Lower house of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly
History
Founded	August 1995 (1995-08)
Leadership
Speaker	Muferiat Kamil, SEPDM Since 19 April 2018
Structure
Seats	547
Political groups	Government (502)   ODP: 180 seats   ADP: 138 seats   SEPDM: 123 seats   EPRDF: 23 seats   TPLF: 38 seats Opposition (45)   ESPDP: 24 seats   BGPDUF: 9 seats   ANDP: 8 seats   GPDM: 3 seats   Habli: 1 seat
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-Post
Last election	24 May 2015
Next election	2020
Meeting place
Ethiopian Parliament Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′48″N 38°45′45″E / 9.0301235°N 38.7623748°E / 9.0301235; 38.7623748

The House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic: የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት, yehizb tewekayoch mekir bet) is the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly, the House of Federation being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of Ethiopia. The House has 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority nationalities and peoples), elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.

2015 elections

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Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives

References

External links

• The House of Peoples' Representatives