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Electoral Act, 2008-07-15

Article 29. The National Assembly shall be composed of four hundred and fifty elected members, as follows: (a) Sixty percent of the members of the National Assembly shall be elected to represent geographical constituencies in the Republic of Sudan; (b) Twenty five percent of the women members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the state level from separate and closed party lists; and (c) Fifteen percent of members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the state level from separate and closed party lists.

Article 32. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 29(3), a voter shall cast one vote for one candidate of those listed on her/his geographical constituency ballot paper.  (2) The candidate with the highest number of valid votes in the geographical constituency shallbe declared the winner.