| 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) (from/to) | 10 October 2008
17 October 2008 |
| 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 |
18
12
40.00%
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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 |
Note on the number of women:
Five women were indirectly elected while seven others were appointed by the King. |
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