House of Representatives of Somaliland

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The House of Representatives of Somaliland (Golaha Wakiilada) is the self-declared, breakaway republic's legislative body.

The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 29 September 2005, has a total of 82 members including the Speaker of the House, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. They are elected in six multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system for a five year term.

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Main article: Somaliland parliamentary election, 2005

e•d Summary of the 28 September 2005 **House of Representatives of Somaliland** election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
UDUB For Unity, Democracy, and Independence (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday)	261,449	39.0	33
KULMIYE Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE Nabad, Midnimo iyo horumar)	228,328	34.1	28
UCID For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka)	180,545	26.9	21
Total	680,322	100.0	82
Invalid votes	4,585
Total votes cast	674,907
Source: IRI