Chamber of People's Representatives
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The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body.
The current House of People's Representatives, formed following elections held on 25 April 2004, has a total of 100 members who are directly elected though a system of party-list proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial) | 99,892 | 49.4 | 68 |
| Democratic Opposition in alliance with PDGE | 85,822 | 42.4 | 30 |
| Convergence for Social Democracy (Convergencia para la Democracia Social) | 12,202 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Total (turnout 96%) (boycotted by the majority of the opposition) | 202,269 | 80 | |
| Source: African Elections | |||
Fourteen women occupy seats in the House of People's Representatives.
Salomón Nguema Owono is the current president of the House of People's Representatives.
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