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ESWATINI
Senate
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Parliament name (generic / translated) Libandla / Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name Senate
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) House of Assembly
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
Distribution of seats
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
20
10
33.33%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
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.

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