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Part I: Constitutional Framework

Law No. (14) of 2012 on defining the electoral districts for the General National Congress elections

Law No. (14) of 2012 AD

on defining the electoral districts for the General National Congress elections

The National Transitional Council,

Upon review of:

  • The Declaration of the Victory of the 17 February Revolution issued on 22 February 2011 AD;
  • The Decree forming the Interim National Transitional Council and specifying the competencies thereof;
  • The Council’s Rules of Procedure and internal regulations;
  • The Constitutional Declaration issued on 03/08/2011 AD;
  • Law No. (3) of 2012 AD on establishing the High National Elections Commission;
  • Law No. (4) of 2012 AD on electing the General National Congress;
  • The content of the Council’s meeting held on Sunday, 12/02/2012 AD;

issued the following Law:

Article (1)

The country shall be divided into primary and subsidiary electoral districts in accordance with the three schedules annexed to this Law.

Article (2)

The High National Elections Commissions shall implement this Law and it shall come into force on the date of its issue.

The Interim National Transitional Council – Libya

Issued in Tripoli on Tuesday,

20/12/2012 AD

Schedule (1) Primary Electoral Districts

Affiliated Areas

Electoral Districts

Tobruk

1st Electoral District

Al-Qubbah

Derna

Shahhat

2nd Electoral District

Al-Bayda

Al-Marj

Qasr Libya

Benghazi

3rd Electoral District

Tukrah

Al-Abyar

Qaminis

Suluq

Ajdabiya

4th Electoral District

Brega

Jalu, Awjila, and Jikharra

Tazirbu

Al-Kufra

Al-Sidra

5th Electoral District

Sirte

Al-Jufra

Sabha

6th Electoral District

Al-Shatti – Brak

Al-Shatti – Al-Gurdha

Al-Shatti – Adiri

Awbari

7th Electoral District

Ghat

Murzuq

Gharyan

8th Electoral District

Al-Asaba

Kikla + Al-Qalaa

Yefren

Al-Riyayna

Al-Ruhaibat

Al-Rujban

Jadu

Al-Zintan

Mizda

Nalut

Baten Al-Jabal

Kabaw

Ghadamis

Tawergha

9th Electoral District

Misrata

Bani Walid

Zliten

Tarhuna

10th Electoral District

Msallata

Al-Khums al-Sahel

Al-Khums al-Madina

Qasr al-Akhiyar

Qara Polli

11th Electoral District

Tajura

Souq al-Jum’aa

Central Tripoli

Hayy al-Andalus

Abu Salim

Ain Zara

Janzour

Al-Mayah

12th Electoral District

Al-Nasiriyah

Al-Aziziya

Suani Bin Adam

Qasr Ben Ghashir (Akkarah)

Msihel + Al-Sayeh + Espiaa

Al-Zawia

13th Electoral District

Sorman

Sabratha

Al-Ajaylat

Zuwara + Zaltan

Al-Jumayl

Raqdalin

Schedule (2) Distribution of Electoral Subdistricts for the Individual Election System

Individual Area No.

No. of Individual Seats

Individual Areas

No. of Individual Areas

No. of Existing Areas

No. of Legitimate (Electoral) Districts

Name of Electoral District

(Primary)

No. of Electoral District (Primary)

1

3

Tobruk

3

1

1

Tobruk

1st

2

1

Al-Qubbah

3

2

Derna

4

1

Shahhat

4

1

1

Al-Bayda

2nd

5

2

Al-Bayda

6

2

Al-Marj

7

1

Qasr Libya

8

9

Benghazi

5

1

1

Benghazi

3rd

9

2

Tukrah

10

2

Al-Abyar

11

1

Qaminis

12

1

Suluq

13

4

Ajdabiya

5

1

1

Ajdabiya

4th

14

1

Brega

15

1

Jalu, Awjila, and Jikharra

16

1

Tazirbu

17

2

Al-Kufra

18

1

Al-Sidra

3

1

1

Sirte and Al-Jufra

5th

19

3

Sirte

20

1

Al-Jufra

21

4

Sabha

4

2

2

Sebha and Al-Shatti

6th

22

1

Al-Shatti – Brak

23

1

Al-Shatti – Al-Gurdha

24

1

Al-Shatti – Adiri

25

2

Awbari

3

2

2

Awbari and Marzuq

7th

26

2

Ghat

27

4

Murzuq

28

3

Gharyan

14

0

1

Gharyan

8th

29

1

Al-Asaba

30

1

Kikla + Al-Qalaa

31

1

Yefren

32

1

Al-Riyayna

33

1

Al-Ruhaibat

34

1

Al-Rujban

35

1

Jadu

36

2

Al-Zintan

37

1

Mizda

38

1

Nalut

39

1

Baten Al-Jabal

40

1

Kabaw

41

1

Ghadamis

42

1

Tawergha

4

2

2

Misrata

9th

43

4

Misrata

44

2

Bani Walid

45

2

Zliten

46

2

Tarhuna

5

1

1

Al-Khums

10th

47

1

Msallata

48

2

Al-Khums al-Sahel

49

2

Al-Khums al-Madina

50

1

Qasr al-Akhiyar

51

1

Qara Polli

6

5

5

Tripoli

11th

52

2

Tajura

53

4

Souq al-Jum’aa

0

Central Tripoli

54

3

Hayy al-Andalus

55

2

Abu Salim

56

2

Ain Zara

0

Janzour

57

1

Al-Mayah

6

1

1

Al-Aziziya

12th

58

1

Al-Nasiriyah

59

1

Al-Aziziya

60

1

Suani Bin Adam

61

1

Qasr Ben Ghashir

(Akkarah)

62

1

Msihel + Al-Sayeh + Espiaa

63

4

Al-Zawia

7

2

2

Al-Zawia

13th

64

1

Sorman

65

1

Sabratha

66

1

Al-Ajaylat

67

1

Zuwara + Zaltan

68

1

Al-Jumayl

69

1

Raqdalin

120

69

20

21

Total

Schedule (3) Distribution of Electoral Subdistricts for the List Election System

No. of Existing Areas

No. of Existing Seats

Existing Areas

(Subdistricts)

No. of (Electoral) Subdistricts

Electoral District

(Primary)

No. of Electoral District

(Primary)

1

5

Tobruk

1

Tobruk

1

Al-Qubbah

Derna

2

5

Shahhat

1

Al-Bayda

2

Al-Bayda

Al-Marj

Qasr Libya

3

11

Benghazi

1

Benghazi

3

4

3

Ajdabiya

1

Ajdabiya

4

Brega

5

4

Al-Sidra

1

Sirte and Al-Jufra

5

Sirte

Al-Jufra

6

5

Sabha

2

Sebha and Al-Shatti

6

7

4

Al-Shatti

8

4

Awbari

2

Awbari and Marzuq

7

9

3

Murzuq

10

4

Misrata

2

Misrata

9

11

3

Zliten

12

3

Tarhuna

1

Al-Khums

10

Msallata

Al-Khums al-Sahel

13

3

Qara Polli

5

Tripoli

11

Tajura

Souq al-Jum’aa

14

3

Central Tripoli

15

3

Hayy al-Andalus

16

4

Abu Salim

Ain Zara

17

3

Janzour

18

3

Suani Bin Adam

1

Al-Aziziya

12

Qasr Ben Ghashir

(Akkarah)

Msihel + Al-Sayeh + Espiaa

19

4

Al-Zawia

2

Al-Zawia

13

20

3

Sorman

Sabratha

Al-Ajaylat

Zuwara + Zaltan

80

20

Total

Text Type:Law
Text number:14
Text date:2012-12-20
Institution:National Transitional Council (NTC)
Status:Applicable

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