Uganda
Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
- Parliament name
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Parliament
- Chamber name
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Parliament
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Structure & status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
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Lower chamber
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Parliamentary term (years)
Length of the parliamentary term in years
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5
IPU membership
- Affiliation periods
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from 1981 to 1984
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IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
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African Group
Speaker
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Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
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Speaker of Parliament
- Speaker
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Anita Annet Among (Female)
Date of birth: 23 Nov 1973 -
Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker
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25 Mar 2022
- Additional information
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Elected on 25 March 2022.
Speaker terms
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Secretary general
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Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
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Clerk
- Secretary General
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Adolf Kasaija Mwesige (Male)
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Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general
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15 Jul 2021
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Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
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Appointed on 15 July 2021.
Members
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Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
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529
Notes:
- 499 members directly elected: 353 from single-member constituencies and 146 from Women Districts
- 30 members indirectly elected:
(a) Five youth representatives;
(b) Five representatives of disabled persons;
(c) Five workers' representatives;
(d) Five members representing older people;
(e) 10 representatives of the Uganda People's Defence Forces.
At least one person from categories (a) to (d) and two from category (e) must be women.
Other: In addition to the 529 members, the President of the Republic may appoint any person outside Parliament to the Cabinet. The person(s) appointed (ministers who do not have voting rights) become ex officio members of Parliament. The number of ex officio members, and thus the statutory number of members, may vary during the course of the legislature.
- Principal mode of designation of members
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Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
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499
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Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
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30
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Other members
For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
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27
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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557
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Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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368
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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189
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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33.9%
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Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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86,681
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
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Average age of all members
Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.
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46.9(2021-05)
- Youngest member
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Kabuye Frank (Male)
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Youngest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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24
- Oldest member
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Peninah Businge Kabingani (Male)
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Oldest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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78
Number of members, by age (2021-05)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 8 | 68 | 82 | 71 | 79 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| Female | 0 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 20 | 107 | 126 | 103 | 118 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 522 |
| Total <= 45: 253 | Total >= 46: 269 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | |
| 24.3% | 15% | 9.8% | |
| 48.5% | 30% | 18.2% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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Yes
- Women
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112
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Youth
Reserved seats for youth in parliament
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5
- Persons with disabilities
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5
- Other groups
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Notes: 5 seats for youth of whom 1 must be a woman; 5 seats for persons with disabilities of whom 1 must be a woman; 10 seats for Uganda Peoples Defence Forces of whom 2 must be women; 5 seats for trade unions of whom 1 must be a woman.
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes: Reserved seats (see previous question), with special ballot in each district for women candidates only.
Sources: Cf. Article 78 of the Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act.
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Youth quota
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
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Yes
Notes: Reserved seat. Five reserved seats for youth MPs, law adopted in 1993. The youth MPs are selected by the National Youth Delegates Conference. Recently challenged as unconstitutional.
Sources: Article 78 of the Uganda Constitution, Section 15 of the National Youth Council Act
Links to additional information
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Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
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List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
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Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
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No information available
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Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.
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