Is Somalia having a selection or an election?
The 2020 – 2021 electoral process is a selection, but is often referred as election.
Who is electing who in the 2020 - 2021 Somali elections?
Representatives from the different communities will elect who will represent them in the House of the People, while parliaments of the Federal Member State will be voting for the Senators who will represent the Federal Member State in the Upper House. After the members of the two houses are sworn in and have elected their respective Speakers, members of the two Houses will elect the next President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on February 8, 2021.
What is the role of the Delegates in the upcoming 2021 Somali election?
The 275 members of the House or the People will be elected by 27.775 delegates. this means for every seat, 101 delegates will be voting on behalf of the community to whom the seat belongs. In 2016, Members of the House of the People were elected by 14.025.
What is the Somali 2020 -2021 election timetable?
- 1 – 10 December 2020: the election of Members of the Upper House
- 10 – 27 December 2020: the election of Members of the House of the People
- 1 January – 8 February 2021: the election of the Speakers and the President
How many seats are there in the Parliament of Somalia?
House of the People: 275 seats
Upper House: 54
Total: 329
How are the seats of the Upper House of Somalia assigned to the constituencies?
| Constituency | Number of seats |
| Somaliland | 11 |
| Puntland | 11 |
| Galmudug | 8 |
| HirShabelle | 8 |
| Jubaland | 8 |
| South West State | 8 |
| TOTAL | 54 |
How are the seats of the House of the People assigned to the constituencies
| State | Number of seats |
| Puntland | 37 |
| Galmudug | 37 |
| HirShabelle | 38 |
| Jubaland | 43 |
| Benadir* | 5 |
| South West State | 69 |
| TOTAL | 275 |
Where in Somalia are the voting taking place?
|
Benadir |
|
| Benadiri community |
5 |
|
Somaliland |
46 |
| TOTAL |
51 |
| Galmudug | |
| Dhusamareb | 26 |
| Kalkayo | 11 |
| TOTAL | 37 |
| HirShabelle | |
| Johar | 13 |
| Baladweyn | 25 |
| TOTAL | 38
|
| Jubaland | |
| Kismayo | 27 |
| Garbaharey | 16 |
| TOTAL | 43 |
| Puntland | |
| Garowe | 21 |
| Bosaso | 16 |
| TOTAL | 37 |
| South West State | |
| Baidoa | 43 |
| Barawe | 26 |
| TOTAL | 69 |