Classification and Allocation of Seats. – The seats in the Parliament shall be classified and allocated as follows:
(a) Party Representatives. One-half of the members of the Parliament shall be representatives of political parties who are elected through a systems of proportional representation based on the Bangsamoro territorial jurisdiction.
Any organized group in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region may register as a political party with the Bangsamoro Electoral Office, with qualifications to be prescribed by the Bangsamoro Electoral Code.
Each registered political party shall submit to the Bangsamoro Electoral Office before the election a manifestation of intent to participate in the parliamentary election of party representatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, incorporating therein a list of nominees, ranked from one (1) to forty (40), from which party representatives shall be chosen in case they obtain the required number of votes. No person shall be nominated in more than one (1) list.
The number of seats allocated for each political party shall be based proportionately on the percentages of votes obtained by each political party as against the total votes cast in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for the election of party representatives.
Any elected party representative who changes political party affiliation during the representative’s term of office shall forfeit the seat in the Parliament: Provided, That if the elected party representative changes political party affiliation within six (6) months before an election, the same person shall not be eligible for nomination as party representative under the new party or organization.
(b) Parliamentary District Seats. – Not more than forty percent (40%) of the members of the Parliament shall be elected from single member parliamentary districts apportioned for the areas and in the manner provided for by the Parliament. For the first parliamentary election following the ratification of this Organic Law, the allocation of the parliamentary district seats shall be determined by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority as provided for in Section 4. Article XVI of this Organic Law. In the allocation of district seats, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority shall adhere to the standards set in Section 10, Article VII of this Organic Law.
The Parliament may undertake by law new redistricting in order to ensure a more equitable representation of the constituencies in the Parliament.
The district representatives shall be elected through direct plurality vote by the registered voters in the parliamentary districts.
(c) Reserved Seats and Sectoral Representatives. – Reserved seats and sectoral representatives shall constitute at least ten percent (10%) of the members of the Parliament, which shall include two (2) reserved seats each for non-Moro indigenous peoples and settler communities. Women, youth, traditional leaders, and the Ulama shall have one sectoral seat each: Provided, That the reserved seats and sectoral representatives shall in no case be less than eight (8) seats.
The Parliament shall determine the manner of election of the reserved seats and sectoral representatives.
For the first parliamentary election following the ratification of this Organic Law, the allocation of reserved and sectoral representative seats shall be determined by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority as provided for in Section 4, Article XVI of this Organic Law.
