House of Representatives (Libya)

Libyan House of Representatives

مجلس النواب

*Majlis al-Nuwaab*
Libyan House of Representatives ; مجلس النواب; Majlis al-Nuwaab
1st Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	4 August 2014
Preceded by	General National Congress
Leadership
Speaker	Aguila Saleh Issa, Independent ; since 5 August 2014
First Deputy Speaker	Fawzi Al‑Nuwairi, Independent ; since 20 December 2017
Second Deputy Speaker	Mesbah Doma, Independent ; since June 2023
Rapporteur	Musaab al-Abed ; since 5 May 2019
Structure
Seats	200
Political groups	As elected in 2014: Independent (188); Vacant (12);
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting:; First-past-the-post voting (40 seats); Single non-transferable vote (80 seats); Proportional representation (80 seats)
Last election	25 June 2014
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
	Dar al-Salam Hotel; Tobruk, Libya;; Rixos al-Nasr Hotel; Tripoli, Libya; Islamic Dawa Building,; Benghazi, Libya
Website
	https://parliament.ly
Constitution
	2011 Transitional Constitutional Declaration

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR; Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis al-Nuwaab, lit. 'Council of Deputies') is the unicameral legislature of Libya, established following the 2014 parliamentary election, which recorded an 18% voter turnout.

Amid escalating conflict during the Second Libyan Civil War and the August 2014 Islamist takeover of Tripoli, the HoR relocated to the eastern city of Tobruk. Although based in Tobruk, several sessions were held in Tripoli in May 2019 while the capital was under armed assault, including the temporary appointment of an interim speaker. From 2014 to 2021, the HoR backed the Tobruk-based government led by Abdullah al-Thani. It later recognized the Government of National Unity (GNU) under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. In September 2021, the HoR passed a vote of no confidence against the GNU and subsequently appointed a rival administration, the Government of National Stability (GNS).