Chamber of Deputies (Rwanda)
RPF Coalition (41) Elections Closed party list (53 seats) and indirect election (27 seats) 2-3 September 2018 Meeting place Kigali Website www.parliament.gov.rw
- Rwandan Patriotic Front (37)
- Centrist Democratic Party (1)
- Ideal Democratic Party (1)
- Party for Progress and Concord (1)
- Rwandan Socialist Party (1)
Opposition (13)
- Social Democratic Party (5)
- Social Party Imberakuri (2)
- Liberal Party (4)
- Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (2)
Others (27)
- Indirectly elected members (27)
Voting system
Last election
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The Chamber of Deputies (Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w'Abadepite; French: Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the bicameral national legislature of Rwanda. It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.[2]
Composition
The Chamber is made up of 80 deputies. Of these, 53 are elected for five-years term by a closed party list and 24 seats are reserved for women who are elected by provincial councils;[3] of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.[citation needed]
Election results
Deputies elected to serve from 2018 to 2023 are as follows:[4]
Name | Political party | Province |
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Médiatrice Ahishakiye | Women representative | Southern Province |
Speciose Ayinkamiye | Women representative | Western Province |
Christine Bakundufite | Women Representative | Eastern Province |
Eugène Barikana | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Marcelline Basigayabo | Women representative | Northern Province |
Theoneste Begumisa Safari | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Diogene Bitunguramye | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Northern Province |
Emmanuel Bugingo | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Frank Habineza | Democratic Green Party | City of Kigali |
Jean Pierre Celestin Habiyaremye | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Northern Province |
Mussa Fazil Harerimana | Ideal Democratic Party | City of Kigali |
Jean Pierre Hindura | Social Democratic Party | City of Kigali |
Clarisse Imaniriho | Youth representative | Western Province |
Marie Mediatrice Izabiliza | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Ernest Kamanzi | Youth Representative | Southern Province |
Phoebe Kanyange | Women representative | City of Kigali |
Emmanuel Karemera | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Western Province |
Francis Karemera | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Barthélemy Karinijabo | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Annoncée Manirarora | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Western Province |
Chantal Mbakeshimama | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Gamariel Mbonimana | Liberal Party | Southern Province |
Winifrida Mpembyemungu | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Northern Province |
Valens Muhakwa | Social Democratic Party | Eastern Province |
Christine Muhongayire | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Edda Mukabagwiza | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Germaine Mukabalisa | Women Representative | Southern Province |
Donatille Mukabalisa | Liberal Party | Eastern Province |
Jeanne Henriette Mukabikino | Women representative | Western Province |
Christine Mukabunani | Social Party Imberakuri | Eastern Province |
Alphonsine Mukamana | Women representative | Eastern Province |
Elisabeth Mukamana | Party for Progress and Concord | Southern Province |
Iphigenie Mukandera | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Eastern Province |
Annonciata Mukarugwiza | Women representative | Eastern Province |
Suzanne Mukayijore | Liberal Party | Northern Province |
Justine Mukobwa | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Omar Munyaneza | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Eastern Province |
Théogène Munyangeyo | Liberal Party | City of Kigali |
Jean Damascène Murara | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Christine Murebayire | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Northern Province |
Marie Therese Murekatete | Women representative | Northern Province |
Cécile Murumunawabo | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Eugene Mussolini | People with disability representative | City of Kigali |
Anitha Mutesi | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Alice Muzana | Women representative | City of Kigali |
Leonard Ndagijimana | Centrist Democratic Party | City of Kigali |
Madina Ndangiza | Women representative | City of Kigali |
Emmanuel Ndoriobijya | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Northern Province |
Marie Therese Nirere | Women representative | Northern Province |
Winifrida Niyitegeka | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Jean Rene Niyorurema | Social Party Imberakuri | City of Kigali |
Pie Nizeyimana | Democratic Union of the Rwandan People | City of Kigali |
Jean Claude Ntezimana | Democratic Green Party | City of Kigali |
Damien Nyabyenda | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Angélique Nyirabazayire | Women representative | Western Province |
Euthalie Nyirabega | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Athanasie Nyiragwaneza | Women representative | City of Kigali |
Veneranda Nyirahirwa | Social Democratic Party | Eastern Province |
Furaha Emma Rubagumya | Women representative | City of Kigali |
Albert Ruhakana | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
John Ruku-Rwabyoma | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Eastern Province |
Georgette Rutayisire | Social Democratic Party | City of Kigali |
Pierre Claver Rwaka | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Fidèle Rwigamba | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Benoit Senani | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Western Province |
Francesca Tengere Twikirize | Rwandan Patriotic Front | City of Kigali |
Berthilde Uwamahoro | Women representative | Eastern Province |
Odette Uwamariya | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Eastern Province |
Veneranda Uwamariya | Women representative | Southern Province |
Marie Pelagie Uwamariya Rutijanwa | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Western Province |
Aimée Sandrine Uwambaje | Women representative | Western Province |
Marie Florence Uwanyirigira | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Southern Province |
Gloriose Uwanyirigira | Women representative | Southern Province |
Marie Alice Uwera Kaymba | Women representative | Southern Province |
Jeanne d’Arc Uwimanimpaye | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Eastern Province |
Beline Uwineza | Women representative | Eastern Province |
Solange Uwingabe | Women representative | Northern Province |
Philbert Uwiringiyimana | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Western Province |
Marie Claire Uwumuremyi | Women representative | Southern Province |
See also
- List of speakers of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
- Senate of Rwanda, the upper house of the legislature
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Chamber of Deputies". www.parliament.gov.rw. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: RWANDA (Chambre des Députés), Electoral system". Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "MPs Profile 2018-2023". Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
External links
- Chamber of Deputies Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine