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ALGERIA
Majlis al-Oumma (Council of the Nation)
LAST ELECTIONS

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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 129 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

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