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The National Assembly of Uganda has 292 members. 214 members are elected without party labels directly in single seat constituencies, while 78 members are elected from special interest groups. These include 53 District Women Representatives (one from each district), 10 army representatives, 5 youth representatives, 5 representatives from the disabled and 5 from trade unions.

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

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**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)