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Encyclopedia > House of Representatives of Nigeria
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Image:Nigeriaarms22. ... Country name: conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria Data code: NI Government type: republic. ... The President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria. ... A Vice-President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria. ... [1]Politics of Nigeria}} The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and comprises a 109-member Senate and a 360-member House of Representatives. ... The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. ... Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and 1 territory. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Politics of Nigeria Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Nigeria ... Political parties in Nigeria lists political parties in Nigeria. ...

The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Senate is one of the two houses of the National Assembly of Nigeria. ...


The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 April 2003, has a total of 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve four-year terms. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...


Political party distribution in the current House of Representatives is as follows:

Note: There was one vacant seat. The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. ... The Alliance for Democracy is a progressive political party in Nigeria. ... The United Nigeria Peoples Party is a political party in Nigeria. ... The All Progressives Grand Alliance is a political party in Nigeria. ... The National Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. ... The Peoples Redemption Party is a political party in Nigeria. ...


Aminu Bello Masari is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives. The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (i. ...


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Under apartheid, the House of Representatives was the house for South Africa's mixed race 'Coloured' community, in the tricameral parliament of 1984-1994.
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