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Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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The Parliament of Uganda, comprises 215 Constituency Representatives, 79 District Woman Representatives, 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, 5 Representatives of Workers, and 13 Ex-officio Members.

After the 2005 Referendum, the composition of parliament has changed.

e • d Summary of the 23 February 2006 National Assembly of Uganda election results
Parties Votes % Constituency
seats
District
woman reps.
Indirect
seats
Total
seats
National Resistance Movement 142 49 14 205
Forum for Democratic Change 27 10 - 37
Uganda People's Congress 9 - - 9
Democratic Party 8 - - 8
Conservative Party 1 - - 1
Justice Forum 1 - - 1
Independents 26 10 1 37
Vacant 1 - - 1
Uganda People's Defence Force Representatives 10
Ex-officio members 10
Total (turnout 72 %) 215 69 15 319
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

Note on the Distribution of seats:
Constituency seats refers to directly elected constituency representatives (215)
District Woman Reps. refers to directly elected District Woman Representatives (69)
Indirect seats include: Representatives of the Youth (5), Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (5), and Representatives of Workers (5)

e • d Summary of the 18 February 2011 National Assembly of Uganda election results
Parties Constituency
seats
District
woman reps.
Indirect
seats
Total
seats
National Resistance Movement 164 86 13 263
Forum for Democratic Change 23 11 34
Democratic Party 11 1 12
Uganda People's Congress 7 3 10
Conservative Party 1 1
Justice Forum 1 1
Independents 30 11 2 43
Uganda People's Defence Force Representatives   10 10
Vacant 1   1
Total (turnout %) 238 112 25 375
Source: Electoral Commission of Uganda, African Elections Database

Note on the Distribution of seats:
Constituency seats refers to directly elected constituency representatives (237)
District Woman Reps. refers to directly elected District Woman Representatives (112)
Indirect seats include: UPDF Representatives (10), Representatives of the Youth (5), Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (5), and Representatives of Workers (5)

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