The Chamber of Deputies ( rw, Umutwe w'Abadepite; french: Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the

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. It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.

Composition

The Chamber is made up of 80 deputies. Of these, 53 are elected for five-years term by

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and 24 are elected by provincial councils; of the remainder, two are appointed by the National Youth Council, and one by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled.

Election results

Deputies elected to serve from 2018 to 2023 are as follows:

References

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Chamber of Deputies
{{Authority control Parliament of Rwanda Government of Rwanda

2003 establishments in Rwanda

Composition

Election results

See also

References

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