| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
5 August 2008 |
| Purpose of elections |
Indirect elections for 42 seats in the Senate. |
| Indirect elections were held for 42 seats in the Senate (six seats each for seven departments). The statutory number of members has increased from 66 to 72 to include six senators from the newly established department of Pointe-Noire. The 2008 elections were also held in the department of Pool
where elections have never taken place since the inception of the Senate in 2002. |
| 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 |
%
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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:
Following the renewal of parliamentary seats in August 2008
there were nine women out of a total of 70 members. There are currently two vacant seats.
Source: Senate (09.09.2008
15.10.2008)
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