House of Representatives of Zanzibar
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The unicameral House of Representatives of Zanzibar is the semi-autonomous island's legislative body.
The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 30 October 2005, has a total of 81 members. 50 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The President of Zanzibar appoints 10 additional members and five seats are reserved for government-appointed regional commissioners. 15 seats are reserved for women and are filled on a party basis. The final seat is reserved for the Attorney-General.
Political party distribution among the 50 directly elected seats is as follows:
- Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) - 30 Seats
- Civic United Front (CUF) - 19 Seats
(Note: Results in one constituency were invalidated due to irregularities. A re-run of the poll took place on 14 December 2005, but the result is not available.)
Pandu Ameir Kificho is the current Speaker of the House.
[edit] Previous House of Representatives election results
Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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1995 | 2000 | |||||||
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) | 26 | 34 | ||||||
Civic United Front (CUF) | 24 | 16 | ||||||
Total | 50 | 50 |
Note: The results above include only directly elected seats.