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The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a unicameral legislature in practice. [3] The National Assembly has 193 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. [4]
The Malawi Parliament Building is a state building located in the city centre of Lilongwe and serves as the seat of the National Assembly of Malawi, the country's supreme legislative body. The building is also open to the public for guided tours and educational programs.
In 1994, Malawi had a new constitution and democracy. The constitution was claimed to be one of the most "gender-sensitive" in the world. [1] In 1996, there were nine women among the 177 members of Malawi's parliament. The idea of a women's caucus was put forward and the nine politicians put aside their party allegiances to work together.
Lilongwe City Central Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Lilongwe District of Malawi's Central Region. [1] [2] It is one of 22 constituencies in Lilongwe District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 4 wards, all electing councilors for the ...
Gotani Hara was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mzimba North East [6] in 2009, representing the Democratic Progressive Party. [ 4 ] Gotani Hara was the Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure, [ 7 ] Deputy Minister for Gender, [ 5 ] and the Minister for Health in the Joyce Banda government.
Constituencies of Malawi are used to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Malawi Parliament. [1] There are over 193 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Malawi elects on the national level a head of state and government (Malawi Constitution, 1994 p 27) – the President – and a national assembly.The President and members of the National Assembly, elected simultaneously at a General Election, together form the Malawian Parliament owing to the President's role as both head of government and head of state.
Yeremia Chihana is a Malawian politician and Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Malawi representing Mzimba North Constituency. [1] He was elected member of parliament in 2019. [ 2 ]