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
|
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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
|
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Al-Shatti – Brak
|
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Al-Shatti – Al-Gurdha
|
|
Al-Shatti – Adiri
|
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Awbari
|
7th Electoral District
|
|
Ghat
|
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Murzuq
|
|
Gharyan
|
8th Electoral District
|
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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
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Msallata
|
|
Al-Khums al-Sahel
|
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Al-Khums al-Madina
|
|
Qasr al-Akhiyar
|
|
Qara Polli
|
11th Electoral District
|
|
Tajura
|
|
Souq al-Jum'aa
|
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Central Tripoli
|
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Hayy al-Andalus
|
|
Abu Salim
|
|
Ain Zara
|
|
Janzour
|
|
Al-Mayah
|
12th Electoral District
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Al-Nasiriyah
|
|
Al-Aziziya
|
|
Suani Bin Adam
|
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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
|
