Parliament of Sierra Leone
- Parliament of Sierra Leone
The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.
The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are directly elected in multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system. There is a threshold of 12.5% needed in any electoral district to enter Parliament. The remaining 12 are reserved for Paramount chiefs who were indirectly elected on 10 June 2002. All members serve five-year terms.Eighteen women occupy seats in the Parliament.
Edmund Cowan is the current Speaker of Parliament.
ee also
*History of Sierra Leone
*Legislative branch
*List of national legislatures
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