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3°. the organisation of departments of each Chamber managed by the Speaker
or the President assisted by two Vice-Speakers and two Vice-Presidents as
the case may be and the Clerk;
4°. the code governing the conduct of members of each Chamber;
5°. the different modes of voting, with the exception of those expressly
provided for by the Constitution.
Article 74
Each Chamber of Parliament shall have its own budget and shall enjoy financial and
administrative autonomy.
Article 75
Repealing by the Amendment no. 04 of 17/06/2010
Sub-section 2: The Chamber of Deputies
• First chamber selection
• Size of first chamber
• First chamber representation quotas
• First chamber representation quotas
• First chamber representation quotas
• First chamber representation quotas
Article 76: Composition of the Chamber of Deputies, term
of office and modalities for their election
The Chamber of Deputies shall be composed of eighty (80) Deputies who shall
include the following:
1°. fifty-three (53) Deputies elected in accordance with the provisions of
Article 77 of this Constitution;
2°. twenty-four (24) women elected by specific councils in accordance with the
State administrative entities;
3°. two (2) Deputies elected by the National Youth Council;
4°. one (1) Deputy elected by the National Council of Persons with Disabilities.
• Term length for first chamber
Members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be elected for a five-year (5) term.
• Scheduling of elections
However, in order to organize elections, the President of the Republic shall dissolve
the Chamber of Deputies at least thirty (30) days and not more than sixty (60) days
before the expiry of its current members' term of office.
• Scheduling of elections
Elections of members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be held in the period set out
in the preceding paragraph, before the expiration of their term of office.
Modalities for the election of the members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be
determined by the Law relating to elections.
Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010)
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