National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

National Assembly Assemblée nationale
Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elections
Last election	28 November 2011
Meeting place
Assemblée nationale Palais du Peuple Kinshasa

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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 1
Numbers of deputies for each ville, commune (Kinshasa) and territory 2
- Bandundu 2.1
- Bas-Congo 2.2
- Équateur 2.3
- Kasaï-Occidental 2.4
- Kasaï-Oriental 2.5
- Katanga 2.6

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

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

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National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)