Malawi Parliament
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 his or her peers.[2] Since June 2014 the Speaker is Richard Msowoya.
The 1994 Constitution provided for a Senate but Parliament repealed it. Malawi therefore has a unicameral legislature in practice.[2] 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.
Current Parliament
The current parliament was inaugurated on 9 June 2014 after the 2014 general election. No party managed to secure a majority in the house. Two by-elections were expected to be held for the Thyolo East and Blantyre North constituencies. Peter Mutharika won the presidential election and therefore could not represent the former constituency, while a Malawi Congress Party candidate died prior to the election in the latter.
List of Speakers
| Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| Henry Wilcox Wilson | 1958 | 1961 |
| W. Wenban-Smith | 1961 | 1963 |
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | August 13, 1963 | 1964 |
| Legislative Assembly | ||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 1964 | 6 July 1964 |
| National Assembly | ||
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | 6 July 1964 | 1964 |
| Ismail K. Surtee | October 27, 1964 | ? |
| Alec Mjuma Nyasulu | March 16, ? | February 1975 |
| Nelson P.W. Khonje | February 11, 1975 | March 1987 |
| Mordecai Lungu | June 1987 | November 1992 |
| Brain Mtawali | November 20, 1992 | May 1994 |
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | June 30, 1994 | June 1999 |
| Sam Mpasu | July 13, 1999 | May 2003 |
| Davis Katsonga | May 2003 | 2004 |
| Rodwell Munyenyembe | June 2004 | June 2005 |
| Louis Chimango | June 2005 | June 2009 |
| Henry Chimunthu Banda | June 2009 | May 2014 |
| Richard Msowoya | June 2014 | Present |
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