House of Representatives (Somaliland)

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House of Representatives

Golaha Wakiilada
مجلس النواب

Majlis al-Nuwaab
5th House of Representatives
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Type
Type
Bicameral
History
Founded1991[1]
Leadership
Speaker
Abdirizak Khalif[2][3], Waddani
since 3 August 2021
Structure
Seats82 members
Somaliland Chambre des représentants 2021.svg
Political groups
Majority (52)[4]
  •   Waddani (31)
  •   UCID (21)

Minority (30)[4]

  •   KULMIYE (30)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
31 May 2021
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Somalia (Somaliland), Hargeisa, House of Representatives 2.JPG
Hargeisa
Website
somalilandparliament.net
Footnotes
House of Representatives on Facebook
Politics of Somaliland
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Constitution
Government
Legislative
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
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The House of Representatives (Somali: Golaha Wakiilada, Arabic: مجلس النواب‎) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Somaliland, with the House of Elders being the upper house.

The interim House of Representatives was formed in 1991, and driven by Somali National Movement.[1] Somaliland National Charter of 1993 established bicameral legislature.[5] The current House of Representatives was formed following parliamentary elections held on 29 September 2005, which resulted in a strong combined majority for the opposition Kulmiye and UCID parties. It has a total of 82 members. The latter include the Speaker of the House, Bashe Mohamed Farah.[6] MPs are elected in six multi-member constituencies, using the party-list proportional representation system for a five-year term.

The constitution gives the House broad legislative powers over financial matters. Its most potent check on executive power is its right to approve, reject, or amend the government’s annual budget and the right to inspect annual expenditure reports that the executive is obligated to prepare.[7] The formation of the parliament in 2005 was the most important step in establishing a constitutionally-based, democratic governmental system in Somaliland.[8]

Electoral system[]

Results of the Somaliland Parliamentary Election of 29 September 2005 were as follows:

No Region UCID Kulmiye UDUB Grand Total File:2005 Somaliland parliamentary election by constituency.svg
1 Sahil 4 2 4 10
2 Awdal 3 3 7 13
3 Sanaag 2 5 5 12
4 Togdheer 4 6 5 15
5 Sool 2 4 6 12
6 Maroodi Jeex 6 8 6 20
21 28 33 82

Results of the Somaliland Parliamentary Election of 31 May 2021 were as follows:

No Region UCID Kulmiye Waddani Grand Total File:2021 Somaliland parliamentary election by constituency.svg
1 Sahil 3 4 3 10
2 Awdal 3 5 5 13
3 Sanaag 3 4 5 12
4 Togdheer 4 4 7 15
5 Sool 3 5 4 12
6 Maroodi Jeex 5 8 7 20
21 30 31 82

Subcommittees[]

  • Standing and disciplinary sub-committee
  • Economic, finance and commercial sub-committee
  • Social affairs and religion sub-committee
  • Environment, livestock, agriculture and natural resources sub-committee
  • Internal affairs, security and defence sub-committee
  • Foreign policy, International relation and national planning sub-committee
  • Constitutional, judiciary, justice and Human rights sub-committee
  • Care and protection of public properties sub-committee

List of Parliaments[]

  • 1st Somaliland Parliament (1991–1993) – majority party : No Party System
  • 2nd Somaliland Parliament (1993–1997) – majority party : No Party System
  • 3rd Somaliland Parliament (1997–2005) – majority party : No Party System [9]
  • 4th Somaliland Parliament (November, 2005 – 2021) [10] – majority party : Udub Party (39%), Kulmiye Party (34%)
  • 5th Somaliland Parliament (June 2021-2026 May ) - Majority party Waddani (37.23%)

Speakers[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "History". January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Somalia: Somaliland gets new speaker in chaotic election". 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Cakulle, Khadar Maxamed (3 August 2021). "Golaha Wakiilada Somaliland oo doortay guddoomiye" (in Somali). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Somaliland Opposition Joins Forces to Grab Control of Parliament". Agence France-Presse. Voice of America. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. ^ "Somaliland International Democratization Support Strategy".
  6. ^ "Bashe Mohamed Farah elected Speaker of Somaliland's House of Representatives". The National Somaliland. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. ^ Chris Albin-Lackey. "Hostages to Peace" Threats to Human Rights and Democracy in Somaliland" (PDF). Human Rights Watch.
  8. ^ Adan Yusuf Abokor, Steve Kibble, Mark Bradbury, Haroon Ahmed Yusuf, Georgina Barrett. "Further steps to democracy" (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Former Speaker of Somaliland's House of Representatives, Ambassador Qaybe Dies | Somalidiasporanews.com".
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Somaliland Parliament picks Bashe Mohamed a new Speaker". Garowe Online.
  11. ^ "Former Speaker of Somaliland's House of Representatives, Ambassador Qaybe Dies | Somalidiasporanews.com".
  12. ^ https://www.horndiplomat.com/2021/08/03/somaliland-parliament-elects-abdirisak-khalif-as-new-speaker/
  13. ^ https://www.voasomali.com/a/5988780.html


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