| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Al Mutamar Al Watani Al Aam / General National Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
7 July 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
Former interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril's National Forces Alliance (NFA) fared well in the country's first direct elections since 1964. He himself was barred from running for the elections having served in the National Transitional Council (NTC, the interim government). The 200-member General National Congress (GNC) will replace the General People's Congress - the unicameral parliament of the now defunct Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ruled by Col. Muammar Gaddafi.
The NFA took 39 of the 80 seats filled under the proportional representation system (PR) while the Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Construction party came in second with 17 seats. The remaining 24 seats under the PR went to 19 small parties, which took fewer than three seats each. An additional 120 seats were filled under the majority system, in which only independent candidates were running. A total of 33 women were elected.
The NGC will be tasked with forming a new government to replace the NTC and pave the way for parliamentary elections to be held in 2013. Shortly before the 2012 poll, the NTC issued a decree calling separate elections for the 60-member Constitutional Power (a panel to draft a new Constitution), which was to be appointed by the NGC.
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Date of previous elections: 1 - 4 March 2009*
*The dates of indirect elections to the General People's Congress - the unicameral parliament of the now defunct Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The previous direct elections had been held on 10 October 1964 to the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Libya.
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: Not available (Col. Gaddafi did not dissolve the General People's Congress before being ousted in October 2011)
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: 2013
Number of seats at stake: 200 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 3,707 (3,077 men, 630 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 17%
*85 women out of 2,501 candidates (3.4%) under the majority system and 545 women out of 1,206 (45.19%) under the proportional representation system.
Number of parties contesting the election: 142
Number of parties winning seats: 21
Alternation of power: Yes
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 8 August 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Mohammed Magariaf (National Front Party) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 7 July 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
1'764'840 (62%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Independents |
120
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| National Forces Alliance (NFA) |
39
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| Justice and Construction Party (JCP) |
17
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| National Front Party |
3
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| Union Party for Homeland |
2
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| Wadi Al-Hayat Gathering |
2
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| Central National Current |
2
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| Al-Watan Party |
1
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| Wisdom Party |
1
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| Central Umma Gathering |
1
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| Libyan Freedom and Development |
1
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| National Parties Block |
1
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| National Libyan Party |
1
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| Substrate Party |
1
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| Message Party |
1
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| Labbaik Gathering |
1
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| National Party for the development of Welfare |
1
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| Wadi Al-Shati National Party |
1
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| Tradition and Innovation Gathering |
1
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| Shabab Al-Wasat |
1
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| Homeland and Women Party |
1
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| Progress and Originality |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
167
33
16.50%
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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: http://www.hnec.ly/en/ |
Compare data for parliamentary chambers in the Last elections module
