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National Assembly (Malawi)

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Coordinates:13°57′08″S33°47′16″E / 13.9522°S 33.7878°E /-13.9522; 33.7878

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Supreme legislative body of Malawi

National Assembly

Type
Type	Lower House (de jure)^{[nb 1]} Unicameral (de facto)
History
Founded	26 May 1964
New session started	31 October 2025
Leadership
Speaker	TBA, TBA since 29 October 2025
Deputy Speaker	TBA, TBA since 29 October 2025
Structure
Seats	229

Political groups	Government (97)^[2] MCP (59) UTM (5) Independent (33) Opposition (96) DPP (56) UDF (10) PP (4) AFORD (1) Independent (25)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	16 September 2025
Next election	17 September 2030
Meeting place

Lilongwe
Website
www.parliament.gov.mw

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TheNational Assembly ofMalawi 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 isTBD.

The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate, but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has aunicameral legislature in practice.^[3] The National Assembly has 229 members of Parliament (MPs) who are directly elected in single-memberconstituencies using the simple majority (orfirst-past-the-post) system and serve five-year terms.^[4]

Current Parliament

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The current parliament was inaugurated in June 2019 after the2019 Malawian general election. No party managed to secure amajority in the house.Peter Mutharika won the presidential election, but due to irregularities the constitutional court ordered a re-run of the presidential elections in2020.^[5] Parliament passed the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act (PPEA) Amendment Bill on 24 February 2020, extended the terms of MPs and local councillors by one year to allow for harmonised presidential, parliamentary and local elections in 2025.^[6]

Notes

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

References

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^Article 49 of the Constitution of Malawi: "'Parliament' consists of the National Assembly, the Senate and the President as Head of State."
^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.
^^a ^b"Malawi's Constitution: Final Draft"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved2012-04-09.
^"National Assembly confirms boundary review report – Malawi Electoral Commission". Retrieved2025-10-01.
^"How one of world's poorest countries can teach US a vital lesson – Susan Dalgety".www.scotsman.com. Retrieved2020-06-27.
^"Elections May 19 | The Nation Online | Malawi Daily Newspaper".The Nation Online. 25 February 2020. Retrieved2020-06-27.

External links

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Official website

Electoral constituencies of theNational Assembly ofMalawi

Northern Region

Chitipa District	Chitipa East Chitipa South Chitipa Central Chitipa North Chitipa Wenya
Karonga District	Karonga North Karonga North West Karonga Central Karonga Nyungwe Karonga South
Rumphi District	Rumphi East Rumphi Central Rumphi West Rumphi North
Nkhata Bay District	Nkhata Bay North Nkhata Bay Central Nkhata Bay West Nkhata Bay North West Nkhata Bay South East Nkhata Bay South
Likoma District	Likoma Islands
Mzimba District	Mzuzu City Mzimba North Mzimba North East Mzimba West Mzimba South Mzimba Central Mzimba Hora Mzimba Luwerezi Mzimba Solola Mzimba East Mzimba South West Mzimba South East

Central Region

Kasungu District	Kasungu North Kasungu North North East Kasungu West Kasungu North West Kasungu South Kasungu South East Kasungu East Kasungu Central Kasungu North East
Nkhotakota District	Nkhota Kota North Nkhota Kota North East Nkhota Kota Central Nkhota Kota South Nkhota Kota South East
Ntchisi District	Ntchisi East Ntchisi South Ntchisi North Ntchisi North East
Dowa District	Dowa East Dowa South East Dowa North East Dowa Ngala Dowa Central Dowa West Dowa North
Salima District	Salima North Salima Central Salima South Salima South East Salima North West
Mchinji District	Mchinji North Mchinji North East Mchinji East Mchinji West Mchinji South Mchinji South West
Lilongwe District	Mapuyu North Mapuyu South Lilongwe North Lilongwe Msozi South Lilongwe Msozi North Lilongwe Kumachenga Lilongwe North East Lilongwe City West Lilongwe Mpenu Nkhoma Lilongwe Mpenu Lilongwe South East Lilongwe East Lilongwe Central Lilongwe City Centre Lilongwe North West Lilongwe City North Lilongwe South West Lilongwe City South East Lilongwe City South West Msinja North Msinja South Lilongwe South
Dedza District	Dedza North Dedza Central Dedza South West Dedza North West Dedza East Dedza South Dedza West Dedza Central East
Ntcheu District	Ntcheu North East Ntcheu Bwanje North Ntcheu Bwanje South Ntcheu Central Ntcheu South Ntcheu North Ntcheu West

Southern Region

Mangochi District	Mangochi North Mangochi North East Mangochi Malombe Mangochi East Mangochi South Mangochi South West Mangochi Central Mangochi Nkungulu Mangochi West Mangochi Monkey Bay Mangochi Lutende Mangochi Masongola
Balaka District	Balaka Central East Balaka North Balaka West Balaka South
Machinga District	Machinga North East Machinga Central Machinga Central East Machinga East Machinga South Machinga Likwenu Machinga South East
Zomba District	Zomba Nsondole Zomba Thondwe Zomba Chingale Zomba Changalume Zomba Lisanjala Zomba Malosa Zomba Ntonya Zomba Central Zomba Likangala Zomba Chisi
Chiradzulu District	Chiradzulu South Chiradzulu Central Chiradzulu North Chiradzulu East Chiradzulu West
Blantyre District	Blantyre North Blantyre North East Blantyre Rural East Blantyre South West Blantyre City Centre Blantyre Malabada Blantyre City South Blantyre City East Blantyre Bangwe Blantyre City South East Blantyre City West Blantyre Kabula Blantyre West
Mwanza District	Mwanza Central Mwanza West
Neno District	Neno South Neno North
Thyolo District	Thyolo North Thyolo West Thyolo Central Thyolo South Thyolo East Thyolo South West Thyolo Thava
Phalombe District	Phalombe South Phalombe Central Phalombe North Phalombe East Phalombe North East
Mulanje District	Mulanje South East Mulanje South Mulanje Central Mulanje Limbuli Mulanje Bale Mulanje South West Mulanje Pasani Mulanje West Mulanje North
Chikwawa District	Chikwawa South Chikwawa Mkombezi Chikwawa Central Chikwawa North Chikwawa East Chikwawa West
Nsanje District	Nsanje South Nsanje South West Nsanje Central Nsanje Lalanje Nsanje North

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