House of Representatives (Nigeria)
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House of Representatives | |
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| 4th National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Seats | 360 |
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Political groups | Governing Party
Opposition Parties
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | April 2015 |
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| Abuja | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nass.gov.ng | |
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 Nigeria portal |
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house.
The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held in April 2015, has a total of 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or first-past-the-post) system. Members serve four-year terms. The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the house.
Nigerian state delegations
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Members (since 1979)
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1979–1992
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1992–1998
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1998–1999
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 1999–2003
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2003–2007
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2007–2011
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2011–2015
- List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2015–present