National Assembly (Malawi)

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National Assembly
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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
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Political groups
 Government (97) [2]
  •   MCP (59)
  •   UTM (5)
  •   Independent (33)

Opposition (96)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 16 September 2025
Next election
 17 September 2030
Meeting place
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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. [3] Since October 29, 2025, the Speaker is Sameer Suleman.

Contents

The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a unicameral legislature in practice. [3] 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. [4]

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

  1. ↑ Article 49 of the Constitution of Malawi: "'Parliament' consists of the National Assembly, the Senate and the President as Head of State."
  2. ↑ https://t.me/africaelects/183 #Malawi: after losing 6 of the 7 recent by-elections, the DPP (centre) has lost its relative majority in the National Assembly for the first time since 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Malawi's Constitution: Final Draft" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  4. ↑ "National Assembly confirms boundary review report – Malawi Electoral Commission" . Retrieved 2025-10-01.

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