| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Barlaman / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis al-Oumma / Council of the Nation |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani / National People's Assembly
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
29 December 2015 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for half of the 96 elected seats of the Council of the Nation on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
| (not applicable - indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 29 December 2015 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
|
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| Appointed members |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Democratic Rally (RND) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Liberation Front (FLN) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Socialist Forces Front (FFS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| El Fedjr El Jadid Party ("New Dawn", PFJ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Algerian Popular Movement (MPA) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| El-Moustakbel Front ("Future", FM) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AHD 54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Seats 2015 |
|
|
|
| Appointed members |
47
|
23 |
|
|
|
| National Democratic Rally (RND) |
42
|
18 |
|
|
|
| National Liberation Front (FLN) |
40
|
23 |
|
|
|
| Independents |
6
|
4 |
|
|
|
| Socialist Forces Front (FFS) |
4
|
2 |
|
|
|
| El Fedjr El Jadid Party ("New Dawn", PFJ) |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Algerian Popular Movement (MPA) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| El-Moustakbel Front ("Future", FM) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| AHD 54 |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
133
10
6.99%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
Note:
Half (48) of the 96 indirectly elected members, and half (24) of the 48 appointed members are renewed every 3 years.
No women were elected in December 2015.
In January 2016, the President appointed 17 members, including four women. In February, he appointed eight more members, including two women.
As at 13 February 2016, there were ten women, all appointed, out of the 143 members, with one vacancy among the 24 members to be appointed in 2015-2016 renewal.
Sources:
Council of the Nation (07.01.2016, 12.01.2016, 13.02.2016, 14.02.2016)
http://www.aps.dz |
Compare data for parliamentary chambers in the Last elections module
