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The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the House of Peoples' Representatives (Amharic የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤትYehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 547 members (22 seats are reserved for representatives of minority Nationalities and Peoples), elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.
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2005 elections
Main article: Ethiopian general elections, 2005
| Coalitions and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | 59.8% | 327 | ||||||||||||||
| Coalition for Unity and Democracy | 19.9% | 109 | ||||||||||||||
| United Ethiopian Democratic Forces | 9.5% | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| Somali People's Democratic Party | 4.3% | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement | 2.0% | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front | 1.4% | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Afar National Democratic Party | 1.4% | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Gambela People's Democratic Movement | negligible | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sheko and Mezenger People's Democratic Unity Organization | negligible | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hareri National League | negligible | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Argoba Nationality Democratic Organization | negligible | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent | negligible | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 100% | 546 | ||||||||||||||
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (Government) | 59.8% | 327 | ||||||||||||||
| Coalition for Unity and Democracy, United Ethiopian Democratic Forces, Somali People's Democratic Party (Opposition) | 33.7% | 185 | ||||||||||||||
Speakers of the House of Peoples' Representatives
| Name | Entered Office | Left Office |
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| Dawit Yohannes [1] | 1995 | 2005 |
| Teshome Toga Chanaka [2] | October 10, 2005 | Present |
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