Elections For The Seats in Parliament Provided For Under
The document outlines the process for electing seats in Parliament and county assemblies using proportional representation. It states that:
1) Elections for certain parliamentary and county assembly seats will be on the basis of proportional representation using party lists.
2) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission will be responsible for conducting the elections and ensuring each party submits a list of candidates within the set timeframe.
3) The lists must alternate between male and female candidates and reflect Kenya's regional and ethnic diversity, except for some exemptions.
4) Seats will be allocated to parties in proportion to the total number of seats won by their candidates in the general election.
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Elections For The Seats in Parliament Provided For Under
The document outlines the process for electing seats in Parliament and county assemblies using proportional representation. It states that:
1) Elections for certain parliamentary and county assembly seats will be on the basis of proportional representation using party lists.
2) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission will be responsible for conducting the elections and ensuring each party submits a list of candidates within the set timeframe.
3) The lists must alternate between male and female candidates and reflect Kenya's regional and ethnic diversity, except for some exemptions.
4) Seats will be allocated to parties in proportion to the total number of seats won by their candidates in the general election.
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(1) Elections for the seats in Parliament provided for under
Articles 97(1) (c) and 98 (1) (b), (c) and (d), and for the members of county assemblies under 177 (1) (b) and (c), shall be on the basis of proportional representation by use of party lists.
(2) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall
be responsible for the conduct and supervision of elections for seats provided for under clause (1) and shall ensure that (a) each political party participating in a general election nominates and submits a list of all the persons who would stand elected if the party were to be entitled to all the seats provided for under clause (1), within the time prescribed by national legislation; (b) except in the case of the seats provided for under Article 98 (1) (b), each party list comprises the appropriate number of qualified candidates and alternates between male and female candidates in the priority in which they are listed; and (c) except in the case of county assembly seats, each party list reflects the regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya.
(3) The seats mentioned in clause (1) shall be
allocated to political parties in proportion to the total number of seats won by candidates of the political party at the general election.