Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Libandla / Parliament |
Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
Chamber name |
Senate |
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
House of Assembly
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BACKGROUND |
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
30 October 2013 |
Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for the 10 senators chosen by the House of Assembly. |
(not applicable) |
STATISTICS |
Voter turnout |
Distribution of votes |
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Distribution of seats |
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Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men Women Percent of women |
20 10 33.33%
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Distribution of seats according to age |
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Distribution of seats according to profession |
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Comments |
Source: Parliament (07.11.2013)
Note:
Following the proclamation by the King on the occasion of the country's 50th anniversary in April 2018, the country name has been modified from Swaziland to Eswatini with effective of 30 May 2018.
Note on the number of women:
Five women were indirectly elected and five others were appointed by the King. |