House of Peoples' Representatives

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The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the Council of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤትYehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority Nationalities and Peoples), elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.

[edit] 2005 elections

Main article: Ethiopian general elections, 2005

e•d Summary of the 15 May 2005 Ethiopian House of People's Representatives election results
Coalitions and parties	Votes	%	Seats
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Tigrayan People's Liberation Front Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization Amhara National Democratic Movement Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement			327
Coalition for Unity and Democracy Ethiopian Democratic League All Ethiopian Unity Party United Ethiopian Democratic Party-Medhin Party Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice			109
United Ethiopian Democratic Forces Oromo National Congress Ethiopian Social Democratic Federal Party Southern Ethiopia People's Democratic Coalition All-Amhara People's Organization Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party			52
Somali People's Democratic Party			24
Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement			11
Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front			8
Afar National Democratic Party			8
Gambela People's Democratic Movement			3
Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity Organization			1
Hareri National League			1
Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization			1
Independent			1
Total			546