| Parliament of Rwanda | |
| Native Name: | Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda |
| Native Name Lang: | Kinyarwanda |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Rwanda.svg |
| Coa Res: | 100px |
| House Type: | Bicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the Senate |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Members: | 106 members (80 and 26) |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Voting System2: | appointed |
| Session Room: | An aerial view of new look of Rwanda Parliament Building in Kimihurura, Kigali on May 16, 2019. Emmanuel Kwizera.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
The Parliament of Rwanda (French: Parlement du Rwanda; Kinyarwanda: Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda) has consisted of two chambers since 2003:[1]
Rwanda had a unicameral legislature, National Assembly of Rwanda, established in January 1961. It was dissolved following the coup d'état of 1973.
Rwanda had a unicameral legislature, National Development Council of Rwanda from 1982 to 1994.
Unicameral Transitional National Assembly of Rwanda was established in 1994 following Rwandan Civil War. It was replaced in 2003 by a bicameral legislature.
Rwanda's parliament has the highest percentage of women in a single house parliament worldwide.[2] The government has reserved 24 out of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies for women. The 24 seats allocated to women are divided up between each province and the city of Kigali, where they are elected by an assembly made up of various councils and committees members.[3]
More women were granted seats due to the effects of the Rwandan Genocide on the population. After the Genocide against the Tutsi, the population was made up of more women than men, and this was reflected in the makeup of Parliament.[4]