House of Peoples' Representatives

House of Peoples' Representatives
Type
Type	Lower house of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Abadula Gemeda, OPDO Since 4 October 2010
Structure
Seats	547
Political groups	OPDO: 180 seats   SPDM: 123 seats   EPRDF: 23 seats   ESPDP: 24 seats   BGPDP: 9 seats   ANDP: 8 seats   Habli: 1 seat   GPUDM: 3 seats   ANDM: 138 seats   TPLF: 38 seats
Elections
Last election	24 May 2015

The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the House 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.

2015 elections

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Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives

References

External links

• The House of Peoples' Representatives