Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea)
Lower house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea
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The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de los Diputados; French: Chambre des députés; Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is the lower house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea.
Chamber of Deputies Cámara de los Diputados Chambre des députés Câmara dos Deputados | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Government (100) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 20 November 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Malabo | |
| Website | |
| presidencia-ge | |
Although vested with considerable powers under the country's constitution, the Chamber has been dominated by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea since its establishment, and there is virtually no opposition to executive decisions. Indeed, there have never been more than eight opposition legislators in the body.
Latest election
The PDGE won all seats in parliament and in all municipal assemblies according to official results as well.[1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 100 | +1 | |||
| Convergence for Social Democracy | 0 | New | |||
| Party of the Social Democratic Coalition | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 100 | 0 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 427,671 | – | |||
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | |||||
Electoral system
The 100 members of the Chamber are elected by closed-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[2] Members serve five-year terms.
Legislative history
The first legislative body was the unicameral General Assembly of Spanish Guinea (Spanish: Asamblea General) which was established in 1964, when Spanish Guinea was given autonomy.[3] It was replaced by the Republican Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea de la Republica) in October 1968, which had 36 deputies elected for five-year terms. An upper house, the Republican Council (Spanish: Consejo de la Republica), was also created. Mba Ada was the first president of the Republican Council. The Council ceased to exist in 1973 when most of the members fled the country or were murdered. By 1974, every four out of five deputies of the earlier Republican Assembly had been murdered.[3]
The Republican Assembly was replaced by the Popular National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional Popular) in the Constitution of 1973. It had 60 deputies effectively selected by the United National Workers' Party (PUNT), the sole legal party at the time.[3] The legislature was dissolved in 1979 following a coup d'état.
A unicameral House of Representatives of the People (Spanish: Cámara de los Representantes del Pueblo) was created in 1983. All members needed to swear an oath of allegiance to Obiang Nguema.[3]
In 2013, an upper house was reintroduced in the form of a Senate, and the House of Representatives of the People became the lower chamber, renamed to the Chamber of Deputies.
Presidents of the Legislatures
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Gori Molubela | 1964 | June 1965 | Of General Assembly |
| Federico Ngomo | June 1965 | 1968 | Of General Assembly |
| Pastor Torao Sikara | 16 October 1968 | 5 March 1969 | Of National Assembly[4] |
| ? | 1969 | August 1979 | Of National Assembly |
| Legislature dissolved | August 1979 | 1983 | |
| Francisco Bodien Ngalo | 1983 | November 1993 | [5] |
| Felipe Ondo Obiang | 21 November 1993 | November 1994 | [6][7] |
| Marcelino Nguema Onguene | November 1994 | 1999 | [8][9] |
| Salomón Nguema Owono | 1999 | 18 June 2008 | |
| Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan | 18 June 2008 | 12 July 2013 | [10] |
| Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu | 12 July 2013 | 29 August 2024 | [11] |
| Salomón Nguema Owono | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | [12] |