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ECUADOR
Comisión Legislativa y de Fiscalización (Legislative and Oversight Commission)
ELECTIONS HELD IN 2008

A historical Archive of past election results for this chamber can be found on a separate page

Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea Nacional / National Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 29 October 2008
Purpose of elections Selection of the 76 members to the Legislative and Oversight Commission.
A new Constitution entered into force in 2008. It provides that the National Congress shall be replaced by a 124-member National Assembly. Pending the election of the National Assembly in April 2009, a Legislative and Oversight Commission, comprising the members of the Constituent Assembly (which had drafted the 2008 Constitution), was formed on 25 October 2008 to assume the legislative and oversight functions.
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Distribution of votes
Distribution of seats
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
55
21
27.63%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
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