House of Peoples' Representatives

The House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower house of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly. Located in the capital Addis Ababa, the House has 547 members. All are elected in theory for five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The proceedings in the chamber are led by Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Of the 547 seats, 122 are vacant.

House of Peoples' Representatives

Name in national languages
  • Amharic:የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት
    Ye-Hizib Tewekayochi Mikir Bēt
    Oromo:Manni Maree Bakka Bu'oota Ummataa
    Somali:Golaha Wakiilada Shacabka
    Tigrinya:ቤት ምኽሪ ተወከልቲ ህዝቢ
    Bēt Mkhri Tewekelti Hzbi
    Afar:Ummattah Awlaytiitih Malah Buxa
Logo of the House
Type
Type
Lower house
of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Term limits
None
History
FoundedAugust 1995 (1995-08)
New session started
4 October 2021
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives
Tagesse Chafo
since 18 October 2018
Structure
Seats547
Political groups
Government (410)
  Prosperity Party (410)

Opposition (15)

  NaMA (5)
  EZEMA (4)
  GPDO (2)
  Independent (4)

Vacant (122)

  •   Vacant (122)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2021
Meeting place
Ethiopian Parliament Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9.0301235°N 38.7623748°E / 9.0301235; 38.7623748
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