National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established by the 2006 constitution.

It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa.

Electoral System

The National Assembly is elected every 5 years by universal suffrage. There are 500 seats, 61 members are elected in single member constituencies while the remaining 439 members are elected in multi member constituencies by open list.

Numbers of deputies for each ville, commune (Kinshasa) and territory

Parentheses contain the number of deputies elected from each subdivision

Bandundu

• Cities of Bandundu (1), Kikwit (3)
• District du Kwango
  • Territories of Feshi (1), Kahemba (1), Kasongo Lunda (2), Kenge (3), Popokabaka (1)
• District du Kwilu
  • Territories of Bagata (2), Bulungu (9), Gungu (3), Idiofa (6), Masi-Manimba (6)
• District du Mai-Ndombe
  • Territories of Inongo (2), Kiri (1), Kutu (2), Oshwe (1)
• District des Plateaux
  • Territories of Bolobo (1), Kwamouth (1), Mushie (1), Yumbi (1)

Bas-Congo

• Villes de Boma (2), Matadi (3)
  • Territoire de Moanda (2)
• District du Bas-fleuve
  • Territoires de Lukula (2), Seke-Banza (2), Tshela (2)
• District des Cataractes
  • Territoires de Luozi (2), Mbanza-Ngungu (4), Songololo (2)
• District de la Lukaya
  • Territoires de Kasangulu (1), Kimvula (1), Madimba (3)

Équateur

• Villes de Gbadolite, (1) Mbandaka (2), Zongo (1)
• District de l'Équateur
  • Territoires de Basankusu (1), Bolomba (1), Bikoro (1), Bomongo (1), Ingende (1), Lukolela (1), Makanza (1)
• District du Nord-Ubangi
  • Territoires de Businga (3), Bosobolo (2), Yakoma (2)
• District du Sud-Ubangi
  • Territoires de Budjala (2), Gemena (7), Kungu (3), Libenge (1)
• District de la Mongala
  • Territoires de Bumba (5), Bongandanga (2), Lisala (3)
• District de la Tshuapa
  • Territoires de Befale (1), Boende (2), Bokungu (1), Djolu (1), Ikela (1), Monkoto (1)

Kasaï-Occidental

• Towns of Kananga (6), Tshikapa (4)
• Kasaï District
  • Territories of Dekese (1), Ilebo (3), Kamonia (9), Luebo (2), Mweka (3)
• Lulua District
  • Territories of Demba (3), Dembelenge (2), Dibaya (2), Kazumba (3), Luiza (3)

Kasaï-Oriental

• Villes de Mbuji-Mayi (11), Mwene-Ditu (2)
• District de Kabinda
  • Territoire de Gandajika (3), Kabinda (3), Kamiji (1), Lubao (2), Luilu (3)
• District de la Sankuru
  • Territoires de Katako-Kombe (2), Kole (2), Lodja (3), Lomela (1), Lubefu (1), Lusambo (1)
• District de Tshilenge
  • Territoires de Kabeya-Kamwanga (1), Katanda (1), Lupatapata (1), Miabi (1), Tshilenge (2)

Katanga

• Towns of Lubumbashi (10), Kolwezi (3), Likasi (3)
• District of Kolwezi
  • Territories of Lubudi (2), Mutshatsha (1)
• [[Lualaba (district)|District of