The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.

The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are directly elected in multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

 system. There is a threshold of 12.5% needed in any electoral district to enter Parliament. The remaining 12 are reserved for Paramount chiefs who were indirectly elected on 10 June 2002. All members serve five-year terms.

Eighteen women occupy seats in the Parliament.

Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge

Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge

Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge is the current speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone. He is a member of the ruling All People's Congress and represent the Western Area Urban District...

 is the current Speaker

Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

 of Parliament. He succeeded Edmond Cowan.

See also

• History of Sierra Leone
  History of Sierra Leone
  The history of Sierra Leone began when the lands became inhabited at least 2,500 years ago. Sierra Leone played a significant part in modern African political liberty and nationalism, and became an independent nation in 1961...
  
  
• Legislative branch
• List of national legislatures
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Sierra Leone