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Legislative branch Libya, in 36 editions.
The entry for Libya published Legislative branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Legislative branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 19
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Legislative branch” (1990 to 2025) and “General People's Congress” (1994).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
unicameral General People's Congress
unicameral General People's Congress
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “General People's Congress”
national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples' committees
unicameral General People's Congress
national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples'
committees
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
unicameral
- General People's Congress:
- national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples' committees
unicameral
General People's Congress: national elections are indirect through a
hierarchy of peoples'
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
unicameral General People's Congress (NA seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of peoples' committees)
unicameralCongress: national elections are indirect Congress (NA seats;
members elected indirectly through acommittees committees)
unicameral General People's Congress (NA seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of peoples' committees)
unicameral General People's Congress (NA seats;
seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of peoples'
committees)
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
unicameral General People's Congress (NA seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
unicameral General People's Congress (NApeoples'people's committees)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
unicameral General People's Congress (approximately 2,700 seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
unicameral General People's Congress (NA (approximately 2,700 seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
unicameral General People's Congress (760 seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
unicameral General People's Congress (approximately 2,700 (760 seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of people's committees)
- the United States on 17 July 2011 recognized the Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) as the legitimate governing authority for Libya;
- announcement of a new interim government expected in November 2011
- elections:
- TNC Chairman al-JALIL in August 2011 announced legislative elections to be held in April 2012
- election results:
- NA
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
the United States on 17 July 2011 recognized the Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) as the legitimate governing authority for Libya; announcement of a new interim government expected in November 2011
elections:
TNC Chairman al-JALIL in August 2011 announced legislative elections to be held in April 2012
election results:
NA
unicameral National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA)
- elections:
- first National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA)
- election results:
- percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120
Rewritten: too little of the 2011 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA)
elections:
first National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA)
election results:
percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
unicameral General National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA)
- elections:
- first General National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA)
- election results:
- percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120
unicameral General National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA)
elections:
first General National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA)
election results:
percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120
- description:
- unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
- elections:
- election last held in June 2014;
- note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected te ruling;
- no country has officially recognized the rival government
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - independents 200;
- note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
description: unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
elections: election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected te ruling; no country has officially recognized the rival government
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
- elections:
- election last held in June 2014;
- note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling;
- no country has officially recognized the rival government
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - independent 200;
- note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
description: unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
elections: election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected te the ruling; no country has officially recognized the rival government
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
- elections:
- election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the Council election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - independent 200;
- note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
description: unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)
elections: election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House Council election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling; no country has officially recognized the rival government ruling
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- description:
- unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA);
- note - the High Council of State serves as an advisory group for the HoR
- elections:
- last held on 25 June 2014 ( parliamentary election to be held pending election-related legislation);
- note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the HoR election unconstitutional, but the HoR and the international community rejected the ruling
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%;
- note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
description: unicameral Council House of Deputies or Majlis Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by direct popular majority vote; member term NA) NA); note - the High Council of State serves as an advisory group for the HoR
elections: election last held in on 25 June 2014; 2014 ( parliamentary election to be held pending election-related legislation); note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the Council HoR election unconstitutional, but the Council HoR and the international community rejected the ruling
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; NA; composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%; note - not all only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council HoR also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; 188 seats filled as of December 2021; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA);
- note - the HoR elected on 25 June 2014 was dissolved on 4 August 2014 and since then has served as a temporary body until a permanent legislature is elected
- elections:
- last held on 25 June 2014 ( next to be held on 24 January 2022)
- election results:
- for election held on 25 June 2014 - percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%;
- note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
description: unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; 188 seats filled as of December 2021; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the High Council of State serves as an advisory group for the HoR elected on 25 June 2014 was dissolved on 4 August 2014 and since then has served as a temporary body until a permanent legislature is elected
elections: last held on 25 June 2014 ( parliamentary election next to be held pending election-related legislation); note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the HoR election unconstitutional, but the HoR and the international community rejected the ruling on 24 January 2022)
election results: for election held on 25 June 2014 - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA);
- note - the High State Council serves as an advisory group for the HoR
- elections:
- last held on 25 June 2014
- election results:
- 25 June 2014 - percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- composition;
- note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
description: unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; 188 seats filled as of December 2021; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the HoR elected on 25 June 2014 was dissolved on 4 August 2014 and since then has served High State Council serves as a temporary body until a permanent legislature is elected an advisory group for the HoR
elections: last held on 25 June 2014 ( next to be held on 24 January 2022)
election results: for election held on 25 June 2014 - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%; composition; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA);
- note - the High State Council serves as an advisory group for the HoR
- elections:
- last held on 25 June 2014
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- composition;
- note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
description: unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the High State Council serves as an advisory group for the HoR
elections: last held on 25 June 2014
election results: 25 June 2014 - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
- description:
- unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA)
- elections:
- last held on 25 June 2014
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - NA;
- note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations;
- some elected members of the House of Representatives also boycotted the election
note: 32 seats are reserved for women
description: unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; seats; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the High State Council serves as an advisory group for the HoR NA)
elections: last held on 25 June 2014
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR House of Representatives also boycotted the election
note: 32 seats are reserved for women
- legislative structure:
- unicameral
- chamber name:
- House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwaab)
- number of seats:
- 200 (all directly elected)
- electoral system:
- other systems
- scope of elections:
- full renewal
- most recent election date:
- 6/25/2014
- percentage of women in chamber:
- 16.5%
- expected date of next election:
- December 2026
note: 32 seats are reserved for women
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
legislative structure: unicameral
chamber name: House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwaab)
number of seats: 200 (all directly elected)
electoral system: other systems
scope of elections: full renewal
most recent election date: 6/25/2014
percentage of women in chamber: 16.5%
expected date of next election: December 2026
note: 32 seats are reserved for women
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