National Assembly (Malawi)

National Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Lower House (de jure)[nb 1]
Unicameral (de facto)
History
Founded26 May 1964
New session started
31 October 2025
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Structure
Seats229
Political groups
Government (78)

Independents (73)

Opposition (73)

Vacancies (5)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
16 September 2025
Next election
17 September 2030
Meeting place
Lilongwe
Website
www.parliament.gov.mw

The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation. It is situated on Capital Hill, Lilongwe along Presidential Way. The National Assembly alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Malawi. At its head is the Speaker of the House who is elected by their peers.[2] Since October 29, 2025, the Speaker is Sameer Suleman.

The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a unicameral legislature in practice.[2] The National Assembly has 229 members of Parliament (MPs) who are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or first-past-the-post) system and serve five-year terms.[3]

Current Parliament

The current parliament was inaugurated in October 2025 after the 2025 Malawian general election. No party managed to secure a majority in the house. Peter Mutharika won the presidential election.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Constitution Provides for a Senate, but in practice the Senate has not yet been established; compare with the Federation Council of Iraq.[1]

References

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