House of Representatives (Somaliland)

The House of Representatives (Somali: Golaha Wakiilada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Somaliland, with the House of Elders being the upper house.

House of Representatives

Golaha Wakiilada
Type
Type
History
Founded1991[1]
Leadership
Speaker
Bashe Mohamed Farah
since August 6, 2017
Structure
Seats82 members
Political groups
  UDUB (33)

  KULMIYE (28)

  UCID (21)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
2005
Next election
2021
Meeting place
Hargeisa
Website
somalilandparliament.net
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Electoral system

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

No Region Ucid Kulmiye UDUB Grand Total
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

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 [2]
  • 4th Somaliland Parliament (November, 2005 – Current 2020) [3] – majority party : Udub Party 39%, Kulmiye Party 34%

Overview

The interim House of Representatives was formed in 1991, and driven by Somali National Movement.[1] Somaliland National Charter of 1993 established bicameral legislature.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The formation of the parliament in 2005 was the most important step in establishing a constitutionally-based, democratic governmental system in Somaliland.[7]

Speakers

See also

References
  1. "History". January 8, 2019.
  2. "Former Speaker of Somaliland's House of Representatives, Ambassador Qaybe Dies | Somalidiasporanews.com".
  3. "Somaliland Parliament picks Bashe Mohamed a new Speaker". Garowe Online.
  4. "Somaliland International Democratization Support Strategy".
  5. "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.
  6. "Hostages to Peace" Threats to Human Rights and Democracy in Somaliland" (PDF). |first= missing |last= (help)
  7. Adan Yusuf Abokor, Steve Kibble, Mark Bradbury, Haroon Ahmed Yusuf, Georgina Barrett. "Further steps to democracy" (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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