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Legislative branch Malawi, in 36 editions.
The entry for Malawi published Legislative branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Legislative branch in every entry.
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- 23
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Legislative branch” (1990 to 2025), “National Assembly” (1994 to 1996) and “Assembly were held at the end of the year as follows” (1996).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
unicameral National Assembly
unicameral National Assembly
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “National Assembly”
elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held NA); seats - (177 total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5
unicameral National Assembly
elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held NA); seats - (177
total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “National Assembly”
- elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held 1999);
- results - percent of vote by party NA;
- seats - (177 total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5
unicameral
elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held NA);
1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177
84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “National Assembly”
- elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held NA 1999);
- results - percent of vote by party NA;
- seats - (177 total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5;
- note - because of defections and a bi-election of 18 December 1995, the seats in the National
Published as “Assembly were held at the end of the year as follows”
- UDF 87,
- MCP 55,
- AFORD 35
note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years, provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral
elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held
NA 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177 total)
UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5; note - because of defections and
a bi-election of 18 December 1995, the seats in the National
UDF 87, MCP
55, AFORD 35
note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the
age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years,
provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the
existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5;
- note - because of defections and byelections, the seats in the National Assembly were held at the end
- of the year as follows:
- UDF 84, MCP 47, AFORD 34, independents 8, and vacant 4
note : the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years, provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; memberselections are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)NA 1999); results - election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - (177 total)UDF
84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5; note - because of defections anda bi-election of 18 December 1995, byelections, the seats in the National Assembly were held at the end
of the year as follows: UDF 87, 84, MCP
55,35 34, independents 8, andnote: vacant 4
note : the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the
age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years,
provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the
existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party-NA;
- seats by party-UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5;
- note-because of defections and byelections, the seats in the National Assembly were held at the end
- of the year as follows:
- UDF 84, MCP 47, AFORD 34, independents 8, and vacant 4
note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years, provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; members
are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; party-NA; seats by party - UDFparty-UDF 84,
AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5; note - because note-because of defections and
byelections, the seats in the National Assembly were held at the end
of the year as follows: UDF 84, MCP 47, AFORD 34, independents 8, and
vacant 4note : note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the
at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years,
for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the
National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party--NA;
- seats by party--UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5;
- note--because of defections and byelections, the distribution of seats in the National Assembly had
- changed at the end of the 1996 as follows:
- UDF 84, MCP 47, AFORD 34, independents 8, and vacant 4
note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years, provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
unicameral National Assembly (177 seats; members
members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held by May 1999)
election results: percent of vote by party-NA; party--NA; seats by party-UDF 84, party--UDF
84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5; note-because note--because of defections and
byelections, the distribution of seats in the National Assembly were held had
changed at the endyear 1996 as follows: UDF 84, MCP 47, AFORD 34,
independents 8, and
note: the constitution of 18 May 1995, in addition to reducing the age
age at which universal suffrage is conferred from 21 to 18 years, provided
provided for a bicameral legislature; by 1999, in addition to the existing
existing National Assembly, a Senate of 80 seats is to be elected
National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 93, MCP 66, AFORD 29, others 4, vacancy 1
Rewritten: too little of the 1999 text remains to mark the changes.
National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 93, MCP 66, AFORD 29, others 4, vacancy 1
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%;
- seats by party - UDF 94, MCP 66, AFORD 29, others 4
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)93, 94, MCP 66, AFORD 29, others 4, vacancy 1 4
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 96, MCP 61, AFORD 30, others 6
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 94, 96, MCP 66, 61, AFORD 29, 30, others 4 6
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held NA May 2009)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MCP 56, UDF 49, Mgwirizano Coalition (MC) 25, independents 39, others 24
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 15 June 1999 20 May 2004 (next to be held NA 2004) May 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; NA%; seats by party - UDF 96, MCP 61, AFORD 30, 56, UDF 49, Mgwirizano Coalition (MC) 25, independents 39, others 6 24
The same text in 2005 and 2006.
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held May 2009)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 74, MCP 60, Independents 24, RP 16, others 18, vacancies 1
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held NA May 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MCP 56, UDF 49, Mgwirizano Coalition (MC) 25, independents 39, 74, MCP 60, Independents 24, RP 16, others 24 18, vacancies 1
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2009)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 74, MCP 60, independents 24, RP 16, others 18, vacancies 1
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; NA; seats by party - UDF 74, MCP 60, Independents independents 24, RP 16, others 18, vacancies 1
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2009)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MCP 56, UDF 49, independents 39, RP 15, others 25, vacancies 8
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 74, MCP 60, 56, UDF 49, independents 24, 39, RP 16, 15, others 18, 25, vacancies 1 8
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 19 May 2009 (next to be held in May 2014)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held 20 19 May 2004 2009 (next to be held in May 2009) 2014)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 56, 26, UDF 49, 17, independents 39, RP 15, others 25, vacancies 8 32, other 4
The same text in 4 editions, 2010 to 2013.
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 19 May 2009 (next to be held in May 2014)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 19 May 2009 (next to be held in May 2014)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 19 May 2009 (next to be held 20 May 2014)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 19 May 2009 (next to be held in 20 May 2014)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPP 114, MCP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, other 4
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - DPP 50, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52;
- note - voting in one electoral constituency to be rescheduled due to death of candidate
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by popular simple majority vote to serve five-year 5-year terms)
elections:19 20-22 May 2009 2014 (next to be held 20 in May 2014) 2019)
election results:114, 50, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 17, independents 32, 14, other 4 2, independent 52; note - voting in one electoral constituency to be rescheduled due to death of candidate
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - DPP 22.0%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%;
- seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; DPP 22.0%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; seats by party - DPP 50, 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52; note - voting in one electoral constituency to be rescheduled due to death of candidate 52
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held on 21 May 2019)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - DPP 22%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%;
- seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in on 21 May 2019)
election results: percent of vote by party - DPP 22.0%, 22%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52
The same text in 4 editions, 2019 to 2022.
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - n/a;
- seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 55, UDF 10, PP 5, other 5, independent 55, vacant 1;
- composition - men 161, women 32, percent of women 16.6%
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 20-22 21 May 2014 2019 (next to be held on 21 in May 2019) 2024)
election results: percent of vote by party - DPP 22%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; n/a; seats by party - DPP 51, 62, MCP 48, PP 26, 55, UDF 14, 10, PP 5, other 2, 5, independent 52 55, vacant 1; composition - men 161, women 32, percent of women 16.6%
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - n/a;
- seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 55, UDF 10, PP 5, other 5, independent 55, vacant 1;
- composition as of July 2023 - men 153, women 40, percent of women 20.7%
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)
election results: percent of vote by party - n/a; seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 55, UDF 10, PP 5, other 5, independent 55, vacant 1; composition as of July 2023 - men 161, 153, women 32, 40, percent of women 16.6% 20.7%
- description:
- unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2025)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - DPP 26%, MCP 22.3%, UTM 9.9%, UDF 4.6%, PP 2.4%, ADF 0.5%, independent 33.4%;
- seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 56, UDF 10, UTM 4, PP 5, ADF 1, independent 55;
- composition - men 153, women 40, percentage women 20.7%
description: unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024) 2025)
election results: percent of vote by party - n/a; DPP 26%, MCP 22.3%, UTM 9.9%, UDF 4.6%, PP 2.4%, ADF 0.5%, independent 33.4%; seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 55, 56, UDF 10, UTM 4, PP 5, other 5, ADF 1, independent 55, vacant 1; 55; composition as of July 2023 - men 153, women 40, percent of percentage women 20.7%
- legislature name:
- National Assembly
- legislative structure:
- unicameral
- number of seats:
- 229 (all directly elected)
- electoral system:
- plurality/majority
- scope of elections:
- full renewal
- term in office:
- 5 years
- most recent election date:
- 9/16/2025
- parties elected and seats per party:
- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (78);
- Malawi Congress Party (MCP) (52);
- Independents (73);
- Other (21)
- percentage of women in chamber:
- 21.4%
- expected date of next election:
- September 2025
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
legislature name: National Assembly
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 229 (all directly elected)
electoral system: plurality/majority
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 5 years
most recent election date: 9/16/2025
parties elected and seats per party: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (78); Malawi Congress Party (MCP) (52); Independents (73); Other (21)
percentage of women in chamber: 21.4%
expected date of next election: September 2025
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